Leonard v. Smith

TAMILIA, Judge:

Andre Smith appeals from the March 9, 1995 judgment of sentence imposing three consecutive six-month terms of imprisonment and one concurrent six-month term. Following a hearing, appellant was adjudged guilty of four counts of indirect criminal contempt on the basis that he had violated the provisions of a protection from abuse (PFA) Order. The charges stemmed from appellant’s continued threatening contacts with his former girlfriend, appellee Lela Marie Leonard.

On April 26, 1993, appellee initiated this action by filing a PFA petition against appellant, and a preliminary Order…