Court Opinion

ID: 9767266
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 05:14:43.54467+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:30:29.935269
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NIX, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent.
It appears from the record that Mr. Bernhart had ample opportunity to contact the supervising judge between the time he received notice on Wednesday, August 13, of the Lebanon County Commitment and his departure from the Berks County Court. This deliberate absence, without a bona fide attempt to secure the permission pursuant to the rules of court, was properly found to be contemptuous. See generally Commonwealth v. Marcone, 487 Pa. 572, 410 A.2d 759 (1980).
McDERMOTT, J., joins in this dissenting opinion.