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CODISPOTI v. PENNSYLVANIA

No. 73-5615.

418 U.S. 506 (1974)

94 S.Ct. 2707

41 L.Ed.2d 912

CODISPOTI ET AL. v. PENNSYLVANIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Dean argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief was George H. Ross.

Robert L. Eberhardt argued the cause for respondent pro hac vice. With him on the brief was Robert W. Duggan.

Mr. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.*

In December 1966, petitioners Dominick Codispoti and Herbert Langnes were codefendants with Richard Mayberry in a criminal trial ending in a verdict of guilty. Each acted as his own counsel, although legal advice was available from appointed counsel. At the conclusion of the trial, the judge pronounced Mayberry guilty of 11 contempts committed during trial and sentenced him to one...

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