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· 7/31/2012

Priscilla Sherrie Parham v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Citations

  • 60 Va. App. 450
  • 729 S.E.2d 734
  • 2012 WL 3073136
  • 2012 Va. App. LEXIS 248

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  • recognizing that the inherent power of contempt is “as ancient as[] courts themselves” (quoting 12 No. 1661-24-1 (Assignments of Error 1-3); No. 1953-24-1 (Assignments of Error 1-3); No. 0124-25-1 (Assignments of Error 1-2
  • recognizing that the inherent power of contempt is “as ancient as[] courts themselves” (quoting 12 No. 1661-24-1 (Assignments of Error 1-3); No. 1953-24-1 (Assignments of Error 1-3); No. 0124-25-1 (Assignments of Error 1-2
  • recognizing that the inherent power of contempt is “as ancient as[] courts themselves” (quoting 12 No. 1661-24-1 (Assignments of Error 1-3); No. 1953-24-1 (Assignments of Error 1-3); No. 0124-25-1 (Assignments of Error 1-2
  • recognizing that the inherent power of contempt is “as ancient as[] courts themselves” (quoting 12 No. 1661-24-1 (Assignments of Error 1-3); No. 1953-24-1 (Assignments of Error 1-3); No. 0124-25-1 (Assignments of Error 1-2
  • recognizing that the inherent power of contempt is “as ancient as[] courts themselves” (quoting 12 No. 1661-24-1 (Assignments of Error 1-3); No. 1953-24-1 (Assignments of Error 1-3); No. 0124-25-1 (Assignments of Error 1-2
  • explaining that the “power to punish for contempt is inherent in, and as ancient as, courts themselves” (quoting Carter v. Commonwealth, 2 Va. App. 392, 395 (1986))

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Judges: Kelsey

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