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COM. v. AFRICA

496 Pa. 517 (1981)

437 A.2d 1160

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Delbert Orr AFRICA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Methuslah Bradley, IV, Philadelphia, court appointed, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Mark Gurevitz, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

Appellant Delbert Orr Africa was summarily adjudged guilty of direct criminal contempt under 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 4131(3) on three dates, June 6, June 22 and August 28, 1979 during a lengthy hearing on a motion to suppress evidence. On direct appeal to this Court, appellant contends that (1) the evidence does not support his convictions and (2) because the time to be served for the three convictions runs consecutively...

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