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IN RE ESTATE OF MELODY

Gen. No. 51,027.

86 Ill. App.2d 437 (1967)

229 N.E.2d 873

In the Matter of the Estate of William A. Melody, Deceased. People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pauline Owens, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

September 14, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard T. Savage, of Chicago, for appellant.

John J. Stamos, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Ronald Butler, Assistant State's Attorney, and Edward J. Hladis, Chief of Civil Division, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court.

Pauline Owens was adjudged guilty of criminal contempt in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court and was sentenced to one year in jail. On appeal she contends: (1) her conduct was not contemptuous since it was not calculated to obstruct the administration of justice or impugn the dignity of the court; (2) the court erred in denying her a jury trial; (3) her...

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