Legal Opinion
Celeste Broughton v. State of North Carolina John Baker Rufus Edmisten
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1983No. 82-6469, 82-6504PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Per curiam
Celeste Broughton appeals from the order of the district court dismissing her petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 We dismiss the appeal because Broughton has served the sentence which she received upon her contempt of court conviction and the controversy is moot.
Broughton was cited for criminal contempt of court because of her outburst during a civil trial in the Superior Court of Wake County, North Carolina. She was convicted on the contempt charge on August 14, 1981, and sentenced to 30 days of confinement in the Wake County Jail. The imposition of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Fiswick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Lane v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- D.S.A. v. Circuit Court Branch 1, Rock County Juvenile Probation Department, John Whitcomb and Donald HanawayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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