Is a decision to invoke summary contempt procedures reviewed for abuse of power?
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Rrapi, 175 F.3d 742 (9th Cir. 1999):
The district court's decision to invoke summary contempt procedures, including its consideration of the need for immediate action, is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. See United States v. Engstrom, 16 F.3d 1006, 1009 (9th Cir.1994). There is sufficient evidence to support a conviction if, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. See, e.g., United States v. Ross, 123 F.3d 1181, 1184 (9th Cir.1997), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 118 S.Ct. 733, 139 L.Ed.2d 670 (1998).
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