Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Collier
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 3, 1986No. Nos. 886, 887PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
Thomas Innes, Esquire, while representing Augustus Collier, a criminal defendant charged with six robberies, was twice held in contempt of court and fined. He was summarily held in contempt of court during a suppression hearing when he pursued requests for evidence determined by the court to be irrelevant to the suppression issue. Later, during jury selection, he was again held in contempt for his insistence that Collier should be allowed to leave the courtroom to go to the bathroom. Innes was ordered to pay a fine of $500.00 for the first offense and a fine of $100.00 for the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- In the Matter of David DellingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Commonwealth v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- In Re JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- John S. Edmunds v. Robert Won Bae Chang, Individually and in His Capacity as Judge, First Circuit Court, State of HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
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