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Dorsey v. State

Citations

  • 454 A.2d 353
  • 295 Md. 217
  • 1983 Md. LEXIS 194

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  • holding that if the judge has no personal knowledge of some aspect of the contemptuous behavior and must fill in the gaps with evidence from an outside source, then direct contempt summary proceedings are not appropriate
  • holding that if the judge has no personal knowledge of some aspect of the contemptuous behavior and must fill in the gaps with evidence from an outside source, then direct contempt summary proceedings are not appropriate
  • explaining that direct contempt occurs when the contemptuous action occurs “within the sensory perception of [the] presiding judge” and “interrupts the order of the courtroom”

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Judges: Murphy, Smith, Eldridge, Cole, Davidson, Rodowsky, Couch

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