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In Re Little, 404 U.S. 553 (1972)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
In Re Little, 404 U.S. 553 (1972)
In re Little No. 71-244 Decided January 24, 1972 404 U.S. 553
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPERIOR COURT
DIVISION, GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF FORSYTH,
NORTH CAROLINA
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Petitioner defended himself at his criminal trial when his motion for continuance, by reason of another trial engagement of his retained counsel, was denied. The court adjudged petitioner in contempt for stating in summation after the close of evidence that the court was biased and had prejudged his case, and that petitioner was a political prisoner.
Held: Petitioner’s statements did not constitute criminal contempt, as they were not uttered in a boisterous tone, did not actually disrupt the court proceeding, or constitute an imminent threat to the administration of justice. Holt v. Virginia, 381 U.S. 131.
Certiorari granted; reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," In Re Little, 404 U.S. 553 (1972) in 404 U.S. 553 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4X5A8TEU4FNA4FR.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." In Re Little, 404 U.S. 553 (1972), in 404 U.S. 553, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4X5A8TEU4FNA4FR.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in In Re Little, 404 U.S. 553 (1972). cited in 1972, 404 U.S. 553. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4X5A8TEU4FNA4FR.
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