criminal contempt

criminal contempt
Some authorities are critical of the use of this expression, saying that it is as redundant as "criminal crime." It can be said with some assurance, however, that where the primary purpose of a contempt proceeding is to preserve the court's authority and to punish for disobedience of its orders, the contempt is criminal. 17 Am 32d Contpt § 4. A charge of procuring false testimony in a civil action is a charge of criminal contempt, as distinguished frorn civil contempt. Osborne v Purdome (Mo) 244 SW2d 1005, 29 ALR2d 1141. Courts have power to punish such contempts and, in such instance, the proceeding is punitive and the punishment operates in terrorem and by that means has a tendency to prevent the repetition of the offense. State v Shepherd. 177 Mo 205, 76 SW 79. Criminal contempts are "offenses against the United States" within the meaning of the Constitutional provision which gives to the President power to grant pardons for offenses against the United States. Ex parte Grossman, 267 US 87, 69 L Ed 527, 45 S Ct 332.

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