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BEHR v. MACDONALD

548 Pa. 144 (1997)

695 A.2d 776

Louis H. BEHR, Appellant, v. Patricia Lynn MacDonald BEHR a/k/a Patricia Franklin, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Benton, Philadelphia, for Louis H. Behr.

Patricia Franklin, Pro Se.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

Louis H. Behr (Appellant) appeals from the Order of the Superior Court affirming his ten-day jail sentence imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County for criminal contempt.1 Because we hold that statutory criminal contempt does not extend to behavior that fails to disrupt courtroom proceedings, we reverse the Order of the Superior Court and vacate Appellant's judgment of sentence...

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