Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 4/9/1984
Wells v. State
Citations
- 474 A.2d 846
- 1984 Me. LEXIS 667
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- criminal contempt may rest on a past ability and past refusal to comply with the court’s order, but civil contempt requires a finding of a present ability to comply
- \Inherent in the definition of both civil and criminal contempt is an ability to comply with the court's order as well as a contumacious refusal to do so.\
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Judges: McKusick, Nichols, Roberts, Violette, Glassman, Scolnik
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Sickler v. SicklerNebraska Supreme Court· 2016-05-13· cited 180×
- Matter of BenoitSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1985-02-06· cited 37×
- Wrenn v. LewisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2003-03-05· cited 36×
- Efstathiou v. EfstathiouSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2009-10-27· cited 32×
- International Paper Co. v. United Paperworkers International UnionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-12-13· cited 19×
- Land Use Regulation Commission v. TuckSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1985-04-05· cited 15×
- Mitchell v. FlynnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-08-03· cited 14×
- State v. HansonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-10-31· cited 13×
- State v. RichardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1997-07-01· cited 9×
- Christine A. Murphy v. William E. BartlettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2014-02-04· cited 9×
- FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionFirst Circuit· 2008-12-23· cited 8×
- Colson v. JoyceD. Maine· 1986-09-29· cited 7×
- State v. RenySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1986-07-10· cited 6×
- Kate T. (Goroshin) McCarthy v. Igor GoroshinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2016-07-07· cited 5×
- Colson v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1985-10-02· cited 4×
- Slauenwhite v. SlauenwhiteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1996-07-16· cited 4×
- Mitchell v. FlynnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1985-07-19· cited 3×
- City of Rockland v. WinchenbaughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1995-11-28· cited 2×
- Gordon v. BowdenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1989-02-09· cited 2×
- Town of Ogunquit v. YoungSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-07-29· cited 1×
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1966-06-06· cited 1,344×
- In re NevittEighth Circuit· 1902-08-28· cited 325×
- State v. GleasonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-07-31· cited 74×
- Meyer v. MeyerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1980-05-13· cited 40×
- McDaniel v. McDanielCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1970-02-10· cited 30×
- State v. VickersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1973-09-11· cited 25×
- People v. GoodmanMichigan Court of Appeals· 1969-04-23· cited 22×
- Yoder v. County of CumberlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1971-06-02· cited 20×
- Northeast Bank N.A. v. CrochereSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1981-12-18· cited 14×
- In Re BernardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-12-13· cited 13×
- Eich v. GellersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1982-02-17· cited 12×
- Hammond v. SandstromDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1979-11-06· cited 11×
- STATE EX REL. WAYNE PROSECUTOR v. PowersMichigan Court of Appeals· 1980-04-23· cited 10×
- Small v. SmallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1980-04-28· cited 8×
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