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A guy was arrested for contempt for 14 years.

• qingcharles 3y ago
  I saw a guy given 20 years for contempt, but it was later reduced to the six he had already served. I don't know about other jurisdictions, but in Illinois contempt has no upper limit. I assume you can give someone the death penalty for contempt. The sheriff in Illinois certainly has the ability to give the death penalty for any infraction inside a jail, even if it is as petty as littering. I was in court once during the Jason Van Dyke trial and a guy laughed at a joke the judge made. The judge gave him 30 days jail for contempt.
  • 77pt77 3y ago
    This guy served 14 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Beatty_Chadwick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Beatty_Chadwick > The sheriff in Illinois certainly has the ability to give the death penalty for any infraction inside a jail, even if it is as petty as littering. Legally?
    • qingcharles 3y ago
      Yes. If you are in jail in Illinois the Sheriff (or his deputies) have absolute discretion to set any level of punishment for any infraction. I challenged it through the courts, appellate courts as being violative of my constitutional rights (essentially that the punishment was excessive in relation to the crime), but they ruled against me, and for the Sheriff.
      • 77pt77 3y ago
        Showing again that it's all bullshit. Thank you for the information.