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THE PEOPLE v. BLOOM

No. 39325.

35 Ill.2d 255 (1966)

220 N.E.2d 475

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. S. EDWARD BLOOM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 23, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. BRADLEY EBEN and HERBERT F. FRIEDMAN, both of Chicago, for appellant.

DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (EDWARD J. HLADIS, GERALD J. MANNIX and RONALD BUTLER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

On petition by the State's Attorney of Cook County the appellant S. Edward Bloom was held in contempt of court for filing a spurious will for probate. He was sentenced to confinement in the county jail for a period of 24 months. In his direct appeal to this court he contends that he was denied the constitutional right to a jury trial...

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