Corcoran v Corcoran: 1950

The applicant sought his release from prison imposed for contempt of court saying that having returned the child at issue, he had purged his contempt.

Citations:

[1950] 1 All ER 495

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedCJ v Flintshire Borough Council CA 15-Apr-2010
The applicant appealed against a refusal to allow his early release from prison having been sentenced to 21 months for contempts of court.
Held: The appeal failed. The court set out eight questions which might be asked before allowing such a . .
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Contempt of Court

Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.408587