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Direct Contempt of U.S. Court Must Be in Court’s Presence; Conviction Reversed

Direct Contempt of U.S. Court Must Be in Court's Presence; Conviction Reversed

The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed the direct contempt conviction (18 U.S.C. 401(1)) of the wife of a civil suit plaintiff who had tried (unsuccessfully) to pass influencing papers to jurors dining in a cafeteria ten ...

 

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