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COMMONWEALTH v. MORGAN

469 Pa. 35 (1976)

364 A.2d 891

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Richard MORGAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 20, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia, John W. Packel, Asst. Defender, Chief, Appeals Div., Douglas Riblet, Asst. Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

On April 9, 1975, appellant Richard Morgan was convicted of criminal contempt in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County and sentenced to three months imprisonment. A direct appeal from the contempt conviction was timely filed with this Court on April 29, 1975.1 However, the transcript of the contempt proceedings was not available to appellant until...

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