Legal Opinion
Levine Contempt Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 14, 1953No. Appeal, 176PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,
Contempt proceedings against a member of the bar are fortunately rare, but they cannot well be avoid*615ed when a judge is reasonably of the belief that conduct of the offender has been such as to impair the authority and dignity of the court.
In Lawrence County the courts consist of Hon. W. Walter Braham, the President Judge, and Hon. John GL Lamoree, the Additional Law Judge. The District Attorney is Sherman K. Levine and he has one Assistant. On Friday, November 30, 1951 Judge Braham was presiding in one of the two courtrooms in a dispute involving the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Ex Parte TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Sacher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Fisher v. PaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Snyder's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Knaus v. KnausSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Brocker v. BrockerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Slater v. Rimar, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. MarconeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. PATTERSONSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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