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· 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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