Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. PATTERSON
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 2, 1973No. Appeals, 36 to 38PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
Appellants—David Bridell, Kenneth Owens, and Frank Patterson—were found guilty of direct criminal contempt in a summary proceeding before Judge Honey-man of the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County. Each appellant was sentenced to six months imprisonment to be served consecutively with sentences presently being served. Appellants’ motions for a new trial on the contempt charges were denied. We allowed leave to appeal, as though timely filed, and now affirm.
On February 15, 1972, appellants were scheduled for trial before Judge Honeyman on charges of riot and…
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