Criminal
Jan. 8, 2020
Man should not have been jailed on civil contempt, US judge rules
A trial court should not have jailed a civil defendant for almost six years on a contempt charge related to missing money, a federal judge concluded, but the county and sheriff still can't be held liable for violating state laws that limit a person's time in county jail to one year.
A trial court should not have jailed a civil defendant for almost six years on a contempt charge related to missing money, a federal judge concluded, but the county and sheriff still can't be held liable for violating state laws that limit a person's time in county jail to one year.
After detailing several "troubling aspects" in the case brought by former jail inmate Zulmai Nazarzai, U.S. District Judge
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