D.C. Circuit· 11/2/1971

In Re Darwin Charles Brown

Citations

454 F.2d 999
147 U.S. App. D.C. 156
1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 7327

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holding that “proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the alleged condemnor possessed the required intent must forerun a criminal contempt conviction”
applying the principle that “[a]n inferred fact must find its nexus with a proven fact, and a conviction of a crime cannot rest on evidence that no more supports guilt than innocence”
“[kjnowledge that one’s act is wrongful and a purpose to nevertheless do the act are prerequisites to criminal contempt”
\[k]nowledge that one's act is wrongful and a purpose to nevertheless do the act are prerequisites to criminal contempt\
“A clear and specific order is an essential prerequisite to criminal contempt.”

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Judges: III, Tamm, McGowan, Robinson

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