· 4/16/1979
McCoy v. Califano
Citations
- 441 U.S. 901
- 99 S. Ct. 1986
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- recognizing hybrid contempt which is both civil and criminal, involving a jail sentence which, in part, is punitive for past misconduct and therefore must be served and, in part, is coercive for future acts of misconduct and therefore conditionally imposed
- recognizing hybrid contempt which is both civil and criminal, involving a jail sentence which, in part, is punitive for past misconduct and therefore must be served and, in part, is coercive for future acts of misconduct and therefore conditionally imposed
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