Legal Opinion
Williams v. Williams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1998No. 45 E.D. Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by allowance from an order of Superior Court which reversed a judgment of sentence for direct criminal contempt that had been imposed on an attorney, Ronald K.M. Williams, by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.
On November 27, 1993, Williams was proceeding pro se in a custody dispute in the court of common pleas. At issue was whether he or his ex-wife would have custody of their child. During the proceedings, when the court sustained an objection to a question that Williams posed to a witness, the following exchange…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Matter of CampolongoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. FalanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Behr v. BehrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AshtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. KolanskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Moody, K.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Commonwealth v. PruittSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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