Codispoti v. Pennsylvania
Codispoti v. Pennsylvania
414 U.S. 1063; 94 S. Ct. 569
(United States Reports)
Codispoti v. Pennsylvania
Opinion of the Court
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 than 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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