Legal Opinion
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Local Union 542, International Union of Operating Engineers Appeal of Abraham E. Freedman, Esquire
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 7, 1977No. 76-2266, 76-2470PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
These criminal contempt cases against an attorney require us to consider the sensitive distinctions between zealous representation of a client’s interests and contumacious interference with the orderly progress of trial court proceedings. 1 With full appreciation of the contentious role of trial counsel, 2 yet with due regard for the essential power of the trial court to function effectively, 3 we conclude that the courtroom conduct of the attorney in these cases far exceeded the limits of proper advocacy, and we affirm the orders of criminal contempt…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Offutt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Harris v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Commonwealth v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- United States v. Louis Moschiano and Robert Fred Bishop, in Re Stephen M. KomieCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Timothy Walter StineCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Harold A. ThoreenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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