{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1272","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1272","heading":"Criminal contempt; summary punishment.","body":"A person who commits criminal contempt as defined by § 1271(1) of this title may in the discretion of the court be convicted and sentenced for that offense without further criminal proceedings during or immediately after the termination of the proceeding in which the act constituting criminal contempt occurred.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc06/index.html#1272","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"6315f035380c3e84c0ed7291486925985f9394466e79875b9624ccdd8901eb26","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1271a","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}