Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1983

In Re Grand Jury Subpoena to Koll

In Re Grand Jury Subpoena to Koll
Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Decided March 11, 1983 · Cavanaugh, Rowley, Hoffman
457 A.2d 570; 311 Pa. Super. 212; 1983 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2700 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

In Re Grand Jury Subpoena to Koll

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

We quash this appeal challenging a lower court order denying appellant’s petition to quash a subpoena, finding him in contempt of court, and reissuing a bench warrant ordering him to appear before a grand jury. Unless properly certified, which was not done here, see Pa.R. A.P. 312, an order denying a request to quash a subpoena is interlocutory, and hence, unripe for appeal. Carabello Appeal, 238 Pa. Superior Ct. 479, 357 A.2d 628 (1976). A finding of contempt is not appealable until sentence has been imposed. Commonwealth v. Ravert, 286 Pa. Superior Ct. 46, 428 A.2d 231 (1981) (noting exceptions for double jeopardy and exceptional circumstances that are not applicable here). See Hester v. Bagnato, 292 Pa. Superior Ct. 322, 437 A.2d 66 (1981). The refusal to revoke the bench warrant and the order reissuing it are likewise interlocutory. Pa.R.A.P. 311; Carabello Appeal, supra. Accordingly, we quash this appeal.

Appeal quashed.

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