· 6/14/1965
Higginbotham v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 206 Va. 291
- 142 S.E.2d 746
- 1965 Va. LEXIS 197
How courts have described this case
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- contempt statute provides discretionary, not mandatory, authority because it provides that a judge “may” punish summarily for contempt
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Judges: Anson
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