Legal Opinion

Tumpson Appeal

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 17, 1975No. Appeal, No. 33PublishedCited by 6 opinions

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

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Magaziner v. MagazinerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Roviello v. RovielloSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. HarrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  4. In re GarisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Cipolla v. CipollaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Karras v. GannonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Com. v. Boyer, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  4. Sulzle v. SulzleNebraska Supreme Court · 2024
  5. In the Interest of VaglicaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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