Practice question
Can obstructive misbehavior so near the court as to interrupt its proceedings be direct contempt even if outside the courtroom doorway?
- Yes; Section1 expressly includes the so-near setting
- No; only conduct inside a witness chair counts
- No; every outside act must be ignored
- No; physical distance is always irrelevant
- No; only written pleadings can be contempt
Legal references
- Rules of Court specified Rules69–71: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html Rule71 Sections1,3(b),(e),(g),6 and8.
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