Commonwealth v. Burton

POPOVICH, Judge.

The appellant, Marvin Burton, appeals the order of December 3, 1991, quashing his appeal seeking a trial de novo in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. We affirm in part and remand with directions.

The record discloses that the appellant’s wife obtained a protective order from abuse in May of 1991. On July 12,1991, the appellant was arrested and charged with (indirect) criminal contempt for violating the May, 1991 protective order, which case was assigned MC 1 9107-1995. Thereafter, a subpoena was issued directing the appellant to appear in Municipal Court for a…