Thought You Understood Contempt? Think Again

Published for NC Criminal Law on June 09, 2014.

The murky law of contempt — particularly the distinction between civil and criminal contempt — got even more confusing last month with the Court of Appeals’ decision in Tyll v. Berry. The court said that civil contempt may include a fine, not just imprisonment, and can require the fine to be paid to a private ... Read more

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