Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Baker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 2001No. 232 M.D. Appeal Dkt.1999PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAPPY, Justice *
We granted allocatur in this matter to assess the validity of a judgment of sentence imposed for indirect criminal contempt, upon an asserted violation of a temporary protection order under the Protection From Abuse Act.1 For the reasons that follow, we find that the trial court should not have imposed a sentence for indirect criminal contempt. Accordingly, we affirm the Superior Court’s order vacating the judgment of sentence.
*195In February of 1997, N.B., a former girlfriend of Appellee, Gregory A. Baker (“Baker”), acting pro se, filed a petition for protection pursuant…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wortex Mills, Inc. v. Textile Workers Union of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Commonwealth v. ShawSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth v. BakerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- In Re Deed of Trust of Rose Hill Cemetery Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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