Commonwealth v. Pruitt

HUDOCK, J.:

¶ 1 In this appeal, Appellant seeks review of an order that imposed a fine of $35.00 upon him in relation to his appearance before the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on September 15, 1999. Because we find that the trial court abused its discretion in holding Appellant in contempt of court, we reverse.

¶ 2 Appellant appeared in the courtroom of the Honorable M. Teresa Sarmina in his capacity as Public Defender on September 15, 1999. Appellant was assigned to handle all the Defender’s Association cases listed in the Motions Court. At the instant docket numbers, Appellant…