Tumpson Appeal
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Price, J.,
The appellant, Barry P. Tumpson, was convicted of indirect criminal contempt1 for allegedly advising a client to disobey a court order. On this appeal, appellant contests *570the propriety of his conviction. We agree that appellant was not in contempt, and will reverse the conviction and vacate the sentence.
The relevant facts may be summarized as follows: On August 5, 1975, the Honorable John K. ReIlly, Jr., orally advised a juvenile probation officer that a hearing would be held on August 11, 1975, in the case of Brian K. Cams. The probation officer informed the judge that he…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Magaziner v. MagazinerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Roviello v. RovielloSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. HarrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- In re GarisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
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