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COM. v. ROBINSON

474 Pa. 313 (1977)

378 A.2d 809

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Alfonso ROBINSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Defender Association of Philadelphia, Benjamin Lerner, Defender, William Stewart, First Asst. Public Defender, John W. Packel, Asst. Public Defender, Chief, Appeals Div., for appellant.

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

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

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Judgment of sentence affirmed.

JONES, former C.J., did not participate in the decision of this case.

ROBERTS, J., files a Dissenting Opinion in which MANDERINO, J., joins.

ROBERTS, Justice, dissenting.

The trial court's opinion reveals that appellant was held in criminal contempt on the basis of facts not appearing in the record. It is axiomatic that a criminal...

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