...discharge of the judicial function. "A criminal contempt may be punished summarily," so runs Rule 42 (a), "if the judge certifies that he saw or heard the conduct...was committed in the actual presence of the court." The Rule merely permits summary punishment. It does not command summary punishment of all contempts...

...Rule 42. Criminal Contempt. (a) SUMMAEY DISPOSITION. A criminal contempt may be punished summarily if the judge certifies that he saw or heard the conduct...was committed in the actual presence of the court. The order of contempt shall recite the facts and shall be signed by the judge and entered of record....

...RULE 42. CRIMINAL CONTEMPT. (a) SUMMARY DISPOSITION. A criminal contempt may be punished summarily if the judge certifies that he saw or heard the conduct...was committed in the actual presence of the court. The order of contempt shall recite the facts and shall be signed by the judge and entered of record....

...respect neither the laws enacted for the vindication of public and private rights, nor the officers and that it was committed in the actual presence of the court. The order of contempt shall recite the facts and shall be signed by the judge and entered of record."...

...their reversals, are under review in the present case. 4 "A criminal contempt may be punished summarily if the judge certifies that he saw or heard the conduct constituting the contempt Opinion of the Court. 355 US After conviction and imposition of sentences in the conspiracy case, the...

...to contempts generally, excluding those "committed in the actual presence of the court" as to which the judge certifies "that he saw or heard the conduct constituting the contempt." provides in effect for a conventional trial. In petitioner's view the court was compelled to regard...

...to contempts generally, excluding those "committed in the actual presence of the court" as to which the judge certifies "that he saw or heard the conduct constituting the contempt," provides in effect for a conventional trial. In petitioner's view the court was compelled to regard...

...to contempts generally, excluding those "committed in the actual presence of the court" as to which the judge certifies "that he saw or heard the conduct constituting the contempt," provides in effect for a conventional trial. In petitioner's view the court was compelled to regard...

...Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provides that "[a] criminal contempt may be punished summarily if the judge certifies that he saw or heard the conduct...was committed in the actual presence of the court." This rule reflects the common-law rule which is widely if not uniformly followed in the States. Although...

...Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provides that "[a] criminal contempt may be punished summarily if the judge certifies that he saw or heard the conduct...was committed in the actual presence of the court." This rule reflects the common-law rule which is widely if not uniformly followed in the States. Although...