The spectator who is shouting during testimony has provided an example of:
Billy Jackson is a criminal court judge in Mammoth City. He has a reputation for not only sentencing criminals with an “iron fist,” but also conducting his courtroom in a very efficient fashion. On a particularly busy Monday morning, Judge Jackson is presiding over a trial when, during an attorney’s cross-examination of a witness, a spectator begins shouting epithets. To make matters worse, the judge is also handed a note which says that a juror has spoken with reporters about the case—in direct violation of his orders. And finally, in the midst of this chaos, the prosecutor believes that he hears the witness contradict an earlier statement given under oath in a deposition. Judge Jackson is tasked with untangling this mess. Answer the following questions about what he might determine.
a. direct contempt
b. indirect contempt
c. civil contempt
d. perjury
Answer: A
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