Delaware § 1272 Criminal contempt; summary punishment

Delaware Statutes

§ 1272 — Criminal contempt; summary punishment

Delaware § 1272

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 5SPECIFIC OFFENSES

Subch.Offenses Against Public Administration

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Del. Code tit. 11, § 1272 (2026).

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A person who commits criminal contempt as defined by § 1271(1) of this title may in the discretion of the court be convicted and sentenced for that offense without further criminal proceedings during or immediately after the termination of the proceeding in which the act constituting criminal contempt occurred.

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