Delaware Code

11 Del. C. § 1272 (2026)

Criminal contempt; summary punishment

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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.

11 Del. C. 1953, § 1272; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1;

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: In Re Joseph A. Hurley (Del. Super. Ct. 2019).

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In Re Joseph A. Hurley (Del. Super. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “Rather, it is Hurley’s Motion that overlooks controlling precedent and misapprehends the law, specifically 11 Del. C. § 1272 and the cases interpreting it.”

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