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COMMONWEALTH v. WASHINGTON

466 Pa. 506 (1976)

353 A.2d 806

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Clarence WASHINGTON, III, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Merrick, Public Defender, Michael S. Barranco, Asst. Public Defender, West Chester, for appellant.

William H. Lamb, Dist. Atty., Timothy H. Knauer, Asst. Dist. Atty., West Chester, for appellee.

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

OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Clarence Washington III, was found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to pay a fine of $50.00. This appeal challenges the sufficiency of the evidence on which the conviction was based.

Appellant was the defendant in a trial which commenced on April 8, 1974. After the jury had been selected and sworn, court was adjourned until 9:30 a.m., the following day. When appellant failed to appear at 9:30 a.m.,...

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