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PEOPLE v. DeSTEFANO

Gen. Nos. 50,163, 50,164, 50,165.

64 Ill. App.2d 368 (1965)

212 N.E.2d 368

People of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Sam DeStefano, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

Rehearing denied November 26, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Lucius Echeles, of Chicago, for appellant.

Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Patrick A. Tuite, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

In three separate orders, defendant, Sam DeStefano, was found guilty of contempt of court for his conduct during a trial, wherein he was charged with and found guilty by verdict and judgment of "illegally offering to vote," the subject of a separate appeal in this court, No. 50162.

Although defendant had counsel of his own choice, he also acted pro se during the 11-day trial, from November 16, 1964, to...

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