LAWSON, Justice.
Any disrespectful, contemptuous, or insolent behavior in court, tending in any wise to diminish or impair the respect due to judicial tribunals is a contempt of court for which the offending party may be punished in the summary manner provided by law. § 2, Title 13, Code 1940; Withers v. State ex rel. Posey, 36 Ala. 252.
It is settled that when the contempt is committed in the face of the court, the offender may be instantly apprehended...
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