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PEOPLE v. GILLIAM

Gen. No. 10,781.

83 Ill. App.2d 251 (1967)

227 N.E.2d 96

The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph C. Gilliam, et al., Defendants. People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert W. Perschall, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

June 1, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack A. Brunnenmeyer, of Peoria, for appellant.

Hugh A. Henry, Jr., State's Attorney of McLean County, of Bloomington, for appellee.

SMITH, J.

The Circuit Court of McLean County found the defendant guilty of contempt of court for conduct arising out of his testimony as a witness in a criminal case and summarily sentenced him to 120 days in the county jail. The required judgment order detailing the salient facts was entered and the defendant now appeals. A brief recitation of the factual background is essential for a clear view of the picture portrayed by this record.

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