Rule 1-17. Deferral of Proceedings

The judicial authority should defer criminal contempt proceedings when: (1) the misconduct does not rise to an obstruction to the orderly administration of justice; (2) the judicial authority has become personally embroiled; (3) the misconduct did not occur in the presence of the court; and (4) the judicial authority does not instantly impose summary criminal contempt upon the commission of the contumacious act.

Committee Notes

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 989.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000.)