Opinion
A22-1727
08-22-2023
State of Minnesota v. Blair Benedict Oberton
ORDER ON PETITION FOR FURTHER REVIEW Issues Granted: 1) Are district courts required to make findings of extraordinarily severe contemptuous behavior before summarily imposing a 180-day sentence when the ordinary sanction for contempt is limited to 90 days? 2) Is directing profanities at a district court judge extraordinarily severe contemptuous behavior that authorizes a judge to impose an aggravated 180-day sentence when the ordinary sanction for contempt is limited to 90 days? In addition, the court asked that the parties address mootness in their briefs.
Granted