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COM. v. RUBRIGHT

489 Pa. 356 (1980)

414 A.2d 106

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Donald Dwayne RUBRIGHT. Appeal of Thomas E. HARTING (two cases). In re Thomas E. HARTING.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 2, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Klingensmith, Lancaster County, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

D. Richard Eckman, Dist. Atty., Lancaster County, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This direct appeal1 is from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County holding appellant in contempt of court. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of sentence.

The relevant facts are as follows: Appellant, Thomas E. Harting, Esquire, is and was a public defender in Lancaster County. On Friday, July 16, 1976...

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