Commonwealth v. Beilis

By JUDGE J. ROBERT STUMP

This is a contempt action against defendant, Dr. Morris Beilis, for failure to appear in court pursuant to a subpoena.

Defendant was personally served with a rule to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for failure to appear in court pursuant to a subpoena in the criminal trial of Commonwealth v. Jeffery A. Noaks. Dr. Beilis appeared without counsel pursuant to the Rule on August 16, 1988. He waived counsel, evidence was taken, and defendant was found in contempt for failure to appear and fined $100.00. By order dated September 2, 1988, the contempt was…