PEOPLE v. SIMAC

No. 74843.

641 N.E.2d 416 (1994)

161 Ill.2d 297

204 Ill.Dec. 192

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Christopher SIMAC (David Sotomayor, Contemnor-Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Jacqueline Walther, Kielian & Walther, Chicago, George P. Lynch, Downers Grove, and David Sotomayor, Sotomayor & Bird, P.C., Wheaton, for appellant.

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield (Rosalyn B. Kaplan, Solicitor Gen., and Terence M. Madsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

James Geis, Chicago, for amicus curiae, Nat. Ass'n of Crim. Defense Lawyers.


Chief Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue in this appeal is whether appellant, David Sotomayor, an attorney licensed to practice law in this State, was properly found in direct criminal contempt of court. During a traffic proceeding in Du Page County, appellant substituted an individual other than defendant at counsel's table, without the court's permission or knowledge. The trial judge found that such conduct constituted direct criminal...

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