Us Supreme Court Court September 1982 Judgments

Corsetti Vs. Massachusetts

Court: US Supreme Court

Corsetti v. Massachusetts - 458 U.S. 1306 (1982) U.S. Supreme Court Corsetti v. Massachusetts, 458 U.S. 1306 (1982) Corsetti v. Massachusetts No. A-226 Decided September 1, 1982 458 U.S. 1306 ON APPLICATION FOR STAY Syllabus An application to stay, pending review on certiorari, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's judgment affirming applicant's conviction for criminal contempt and his 90-day sentence is denied. Although applicant has demonstrated that he will suffer irreparable harm, he has not demonstrated that the balance of equities in his favor is sufficient to overcome the strong doubt that certiorari will be granted or, in any event, that the judgment below will be reversed. JUSTICE BRENNAN, Circuit Justice. Applicant has applied to me for a stay, pending this Court's review on certiorari, of the judgment of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirming applicant's conviction of criminal contempt in the Massachusetts Superior Court and of the 90-day sentenc...