IN RE FOURTH STATEWIDE INV. GRAND JURY


510 Pa. 496 (1986)

509 A.2d 1260

In re the FOURTH STATEWIDE INVESTIGATING GRAND JURY. In the Matter of John Giovanni BALSAMO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Brady, Washington, for appellant.

LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Robert A. Graci, Sr. Deputy Atty. Gen., Gary M. Mogil, Deputy Atty. Gen., Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The threshold question to be answered is the method and timeliness of appeal from a finding of civil contempt by the supervising judge of the Fourth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury (created by order dated May 8, 1985).

In March, 1985, Appellant (John Giovanni Balsamo) was convicted of various criminal charges.1 Appellant was sentenced to no less than 16 and no more than 40 years...

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