Commonwealth v. Baker

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• providing that “[t]he contemnor must have had notice of the specific order or decree.”
• charge of indirect criminal contempt consists of claim that violation of court order or decree occurred outside presence of court
• the court’s stating that Appellant’s “[s]creaming that [Love’s] a whore and accusing her [of] sleeping with other men, clearly demonstrates his wrongful intent”
• charge of indirect criminal contempt consists of claim that violation of court order or decree occurred outside presence of court
• trial court finding of contempt will not be disturbed absent abuse of discretion
• trial court finding of contempt will not be disturbed absent abuse of discretion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ferko-Fox v. Fox
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-04-17· cited 99×
• Commonwealth v. McMullen
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-12-18· cited 96×
• Commonwealth v. Dixon
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-09-27· cited 85×
• Commonwealth v. Sloan
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-09-27· cited 53×
• Commonwealth v. Ashton
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-05-13· cited 49×
• Commonwealth v. Bowden
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-19· cited 46×
• Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Moody, K.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-10-27· cited 37×
• Commonwealth v. Griffiths
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-12-06· cited 24×
• In the Interest of: E.O., a Minor
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-09-05· cited 14×
• Hutchinson, B. v. Verstraeten, T.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-11-08· cited 9×
• Keystone Redevelopment Partners, LLC v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-09-16· cited 8×
• Yoskowitz v. Yazdanfar
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-05-24· cited 5×
• In the Interest of: J.J.M., Appeal of: J.J.M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-09-10· cited 4×
• Commonwealth v. McMullen
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-07-06· cited 2×
• American Red Cross v. WORKERS'COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (ROMANO)
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-02-15· cited 1×
• Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Ivery, B.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-10-27
• Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Archie, B.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-10-27
• In the Interest of: E.O., a Minor
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-07-30
• Bickelman v. Abington Memorial Hospital
  Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas· 2002-09-11
• Krosnowski v. Ward
  Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas· 2002-05-02

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• International Union, United Mine Workers v. Bagwell
  Supreme Court· 1994-06-30· cited 1,242×
• Cooke v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1925-04-13· cited 880×
• Spallone v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1990-01-10· cited 336×
• Wortex Mills, Inc. v. Textile Workers Union of America
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1952-01-07· cited 114×
• Crozer-Chester Medical Center v. Moran
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-06-09· cited 48×
• Commonwealth v. Shaw
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-01-20· cited 46×
• Commonwealth v. Baker
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-12-23· cited 42×
• Diamond v. Diamond
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-08-05· cited 42×
• Commonwealth v. Williams
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-05-31· cited 40×
• In Re Deed of Trust of Rose Hill Cemetery Ass'n
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-04-23· cited 26×