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LEVINE CONTEMPT CASE

372 Pa. 612 (1953)

Levine Contempt Case.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

February 14, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Powers, with him Frank O. Moretti and Michael A. Barletta, for appellant.

J. Glenn Berry, with him Cobau & Berry, for appellee.

Before STERN, STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY and MUSMANNO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HORACE STERN, February 14, 1953:

Contempt proceedings against a member of the bar are fortunately rare, but they cannot well be avoided when a judge is reasonably of the belief that conduct of the offender has been such as to impair the authority and dignity of the court.

In Lawrence County the courts consist of HON. W. WALTER BRAHAM, the President Judge, and HON. JOHN G. LAMOREE, the Additional...

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