Commonwealth v. Martorano

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that “[c]onduct which interrupts and delays the proceedings may constitute conduct which obstructs the administration of justice”
• stating that \[c]onduct which interrupts and delays the proceedings may constitute conduct which obstructs the administration of justice\
• upholding a contempt citation under this section based upon the courtroom behavior of an attorney who was described as stubborn and defiant and who \continually halted the proceedings and stripped the court of its dignity and control\
• upholding a contempt citation under this section based upon the courtroom behavior of an attorney who was described as stubborn and defiant and who “continually halted the proceedings and stripped the court of its dignity and control”
• pattern of confrontation with judge and accusations of bias by prosecutor obstructed justice

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Kolansky
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-05-14· cited 46×
• Commonwealth v. Falana
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-05-21· cited 45×
• Commonwealth v. Williams
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-05-31· cited 40×
• Behr v. Behr
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-05-21· cited 34×
• Williams v. Williams
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-07-08· cited 32×
• Commonwealth v. Pruitt
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-12-12· cited 18×
• In Re Adams
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-07-28· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Mutzabaugh
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-08-13· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Jones
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-09-23· cited 8×
• In Re: Davis, B., Appeal of: Davis, B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-08-18· cited 7×
• Commonwealth v. Odom
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-11-01· cited 5×
• Yoskowitz v. Yazdanfar
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-05-24· cited 5×
• Com. v. Outlaw, B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-12-06· cited 4×
• Com. v. Outlaw, B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-09-20

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Cooke v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1925-04-13· cited 880×
• Mayberry v. Pennsylvania
  Supreme Court· 1971-01-20· cited 732×
• Commonwealth v. Garrison
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-05-05· cited 99×
• Commonwealth v. PATTERSON
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-07-02· cited 62×
• United States v. Jacques M. Schiffer
  Sixth Circuit· 1965-09-09· cited 43×
• Matter of Campolongo
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-10-09· cited 41×
• Commonwealth v. Rubright
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-05-02· cited 36×
• Commonwealth v. Stevenson
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 33×
• United States v. Alvan Colon Lespier
  First Circuit· 1977-06-24· cited 31×
• Commonwealth v. Jackson
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-10-09· cited 28×
• Commonwealth v. Falkenhan
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-11-15· cited 24×
• Mayberry Appeal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1969-04-23· cited 21×
• Commonwealth v. Reid
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-02· cited 20×
• Walker v. Walker
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-04-02· cited 18×
• Weingrad v. Lippy
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-05-21· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Hawkins
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-12-16· cited 10×
• Commonwealth v. Restifo
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-02-21· cited 6×
• Commonwealth v. Collier
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-06-03· cited 5×
• Matter of Creamer
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-08-04· cited 4×
• In re Reorganization of Penn Cambria School District
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-02-07· cited 4×