Commonwealth v. Tielsch

DEL SOLE, President Judge:

¶ 1 Donald Geraci appeals from an order finding him guilty of direct criminal contempt for his refusal to testify as a Commonwealth witness in the trial of Steven Tielsch. We affirm.

¶ 2 During Tielsch’s trial, the Commonwealth sought to call Appellant to testify based on statements he had made to law enforcement personnel. In the first statement, Appellant indicated he knew Tielsch, that during the mid to late 1980’s Tielsch drove a late 1970’s black Corvette t-top with pop-up headlights, and that Tielsch showed him several guns including one which was approximately…