THE PEOPLE v. SLEEZER

No. 33929.

10 Ill.2d 47 (1956)

139 N.E.2d 259

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CHARLES SLEEZER et al. — (TAYLOR E. WILHELM, Plaintiff in Error.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 23, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

VOGEL & VOGEL, of La Salle, (L.H. VOGEL, and ROBERT B. JOHNSTONE, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and HARLAND D. WARREN, State's Attorney, of Ottawa, (FRED G. LEACH, EDWIN A. STRUGALA, and WENDELL THOMPSON, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgments modified and affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

A judgment of the circuit court of LaSalle County found the respondent, Taylor Wilhelm, guilty of criminal contempt and sentenced him to jail for 30 days. The Appellate Court affirmed, (8 Ill.App.2d 12,) and respondent prosecutes this writ of error.

The charge against Wilhelm is that he was the attorney for Charles Sleezer...

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