Is a contempt conviction reversible if the trial judge fails to make adequate factual findings?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Weiss v. Burr, 484 F.2d 973 (9th Cir. 1973):
See generally United States v. Marshall, 451 F.2d 372 (9th Cir. 1971). A contempt conviction is reversible if the trial judge fails to make adequate factual findings.
Similar rules are in force in most states. See Annot., 154 A.L.R. 1227 (1945).
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