Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mayberry
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 16, 1974No. 352PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Justice.
This is an appeal from judgments of sentence imposed after a 1972 finding that appellant was in contempt of court on four occasions during'his 1966. trial for perjury. Six months imprisonment was assessed as punishment for each of the four acts of contempt. Because the sentences actually imposed exceeded six months and because appellant, despite a timely request, was not afforded the opportunity to be tried by jury, we reverse and remand *95for a new trial. See Codispoti v. Pennsylvania, 418 U.S. 506, 94 S.Ct. 2687, 41 L.Ed.2d 912 (1974).
The history of the present appeal…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited67 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
62 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. MayberrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974