Codispoti v. Pennsylvania

414 U.S. 1063, 94 S. Ct. 569
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
DecidedDecember 3, 1973
DocketNo. 73-5615
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
Codispoti v. Pennsylvania, 414 U.S. 1063, 94 S. Ct. 569 (1973).

Opinion

Sup. Ct. Pa. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pau-peris granted. Certiorari granted limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition which read as follows:

1. “Should petitioners receive cumulative sentences for contempt of court imposed at the end of a trial where the total effective sentence received must be used rather [1064]*1064than the individual sentences in order to determine the seriousness of the contempt and thereby determine whether the accused should be afforded the right to a jury trial?”
2. “Should the strong possibility of a substantial term of imprisonment require that an accused be afforded the right to a jury trial?”

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