In Re Contempt of Robertson

How courts have described this case

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• stating that contempt is a “wilful act, omission or statement that tends to . . . impede the functioning of a court”
• stating that contempt is a “wilful act, omission or statement that tends to . . . impede the functioning of a court”
• “It is well established that when a contempt is committed outside the presence of the court, the law requires that the accused be advised of the charges against him, afforded a hearing regarding those charges, and given a reasonable opportunity to meet the charges by defense of explanation.”
• “It is well established that when a contempt is committed outside the presence of the court, the law requires that the accused be advised of the charges against him, afforded a hearing regarding those charges, and given a reasonable opportunity to meet the charges by defense of explanation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).