Commonwealth v. Brown

BECK, Judge.

We decide, inter alia, whether an individual’s refusal to testify in one courtroom constitutes contempt punishable by imprisonment after a judge in another courtroom issued an order of immunity. We find that the contempt order was properly issued and we therefore affirm the trial court.

In August of 1991, appellant Farrah Brown provided information to police that she was shot several times in the head by Rochelle Harris. One day before Harris’ preliminary hearing for aggravated assault, the Commonwealth presented to Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Legróme Davis an immunity…