TODD FABIAN SIMMONS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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• holding that a “petty” offense, for which jury trial is not required, is one for which the maximum sentence is no greater than six months
• explaining that, through the criminal contempt statute, Congress “has authorized courts to impose penalties but has not placed any specific limits on their discretion”
• affirming that there are criminal charges that do not waiTant a jury trial
• noting that there is no maximum penalty in prosecutions for criminal contempt
• noting Congress “placed no statutory maximum that might limit a court’s ability to mete out an appropriate punishment for contempt”
• noting Congress placed no statutory maximum that might limit a court’s ability to mete out an appropriate punishment for contempt

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