Fourth Circuit· 10/23/2012

United States v. Robert Peoples

Citations

698 F.3d 185
2012 WL 5205717
2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 22051

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noting that even brief insult directed at court may support contempt conviction
explaining “that the delay and distraction resulting from a court’s investigation of misconduct can be considered in determining if a defendant has obstructed the administration of justice”
“We, and the majority of our sister circuits, do not consider tardiness or absence from court to provide an adequate basis for summary disposition under Rule 42(b).”
“[W]e have held that the delay and distraction resulting from a court’s investigation of misconduct can be considered in determining if a defendant has obstructed the administration of justice.”

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Judges: Traxler, Niemeyer, Motz

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