United States v. Martinez-Alberto

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• explaining that at English common law, disobedi- ence of a writ under the King’s seal was treated as a contempt
• explaining that under the Judiciary Act of 1789, federal courts were understood to be able to exercise the English common law tradition of holding parties in contempt for disobeying the court
• explaining that under the Judiciary Act of 1789, federal courts were understood to be able to exercise the English common law tradition of holding parties in contempt for disobeying the court
• explaining that under the Judiciary Act of 1789, federal courts were understood to be able to exercise the English common law tradition of holding parties in contempt for disobeying the court
• explaining that under the Judiciary Act of 1789, federal courts were understood to be able to exercise the English common law tradition of holding parties in contempt for disobeying the court
• upholding sentence of three years for criminal contempt to run consecutive to a five-year conspiracy sentence

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