Commonwealth v. Null

OPINION BY STABILE, J.:

Appellants Clifford Null and Kurt D. Mitchell, Null's attorney, appeal their sentences for contempt imposed during summary offense proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County. By prior order of this Court dated May 8, 2017, we consolidated these appeals. We vacate Appellants' contempt convictions and remand for determination of whether the fines imposed by the trial court in Null's summary offense proceedings are excessive.

This matter has an unusual history. On April 29, 2013, a building inspector for McCalmont Township filed two private criminal…