El Pueblo De Puerto Rico v. Rivera Rivera, Edson

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• holding that misbehavior that occurred over 100 miles from the courthouse could not be punished under the predecessor to S 401(1)
• noting that a particular act covered by section 2 \may also be a contempt if committed in the 'presence' of the Court\ (emphasis added)
• noting that a particular act covered by section 2 “may also be a contempt if committed in the ‘presence’ of the Court” (emphasis added)
• discussing the history of the Contempt Act of March 2, 1831, on which the modern 18 U.S.C. § 401 is based, and finding that its purpose was greatly to limit the contempt power of federal courts
• discussing the history of the Contempt Act of March 2, 1831, on which the modern 18 U.S.C. § 401 is based, and finding that its purpose was greatly to limit the contempt power of federal courts
• “meticulous regard for those separate categories of offenses [obstruction of justice and contempt of court] must be had”

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