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Since the Sister Jogues case, five others have been held in contempt for not testifying in Harrisburg. Judge Dixon Herman has stayed all their sentences, pending a decision in Sister Jogues's appeal...
...Criminal Contempt...
...Four other Harrisburg witnesses-including Paul Couming, from Dorchester-have been indicted on charges of criminal contempt for refusing to testify in Harrisburg. Defendants charged with criminal contempt are entitled to trial by jury and receive a fixed sentence, if convicted...
Sister Jogues was sentenced for contempt, but was released almost immediately pending appeal. Her appeal is still before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals...
...Witnesses charged with civil contempt receive only a hearing. Their sentences are normally for the life of the Grand Jury which they refused to testify before. Imprisonment for civil contempt is considered "coercive" rather than "punitive," since the witnesses can regain their freedom by testifying...