Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Reid
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 2, 1981No. 515PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from a direct criminal contempt in a Court of Common Pleas. Jurisdiction is vested in this Court by § 722(4) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 722(4).
The appellant was held in contempt of court and sentenced to five and one-half months imprisonment under Subsection 3 of the Penal Contempt Statute which provides:
The power of the several courts of this Commonwealth to issue attachments and to inflict summary punishments for contempts of court shall be restricted to the following cases:(3) The misbehavior of any person in the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Commonwealth v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. AfricaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. PATTERSONSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Matter of CampolongoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. OwensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Fenstamaker v. FenstamakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. MartoranoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. FalkenhanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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