Commonwealth v. Reese

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Justice.

This appeal arises from the holding of appellant, Mark Wilmore, in direct criminal contempt of court for invok ing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination at the trial of Donald Reese.

The facts surrounding this appeal are as follows. On August 20, 1972, Parnell Butler was found murdered in his cell at Graterford Prison. On October 24, 1972, appellant was called as a witness by the Commonwealth during the preliminary hearing for Donald Reese, who was accused of the murder of Butler. Appellant’s testimony implicated Reese as the assailant,…