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Former Lawyer Held 14 Years Without Charge on Civil Contempt

By jonathanturley

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The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article on the abuse of civil contempt in this country including the story of H. Beatty Chadwick, a former Philadelphia-area lawyer, who has been behind bars for nearly 14 years without being charged. I have handled civil contempt defenses and it is one of the most abuses [...]

Full post as published by Res ipsa loquitur on January 15, 2009 (boomark / email).

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