Commonwealth v. Africa
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
*610OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
We are asked in these appeals to review1 appellants’ summary convictions for contempt of court.
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Appellants were arrested on charges arising from their participation in a protest demonstration held on October 25, 1974, in Philadelphia. Trial on these charges began on January 15, 1975. At the opening of trial, the court granted appellants’ motion that they be permitted to represent themselves, but appointed a public defender to act as their legal adviser. Appellants, alleging that the judge was prejudiced by pretrial publicity and by a statement of the…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by80 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Abu-JamalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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- Commonwealth v. ChesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Commonwealth v. SzuchonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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