PEOPLE v. BAXTER

No. 53278.

130 Ill. App.2d 1111 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 256

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DeWRIGHT BAXTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

January 21, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE McGLOON delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook County finding defendant, DeWright Baxter, guilty of direct criminal contempt of court. The trial judge, on the finding, sentenced the defendant to one year in the House of Correction.

The only issue raised on appeal is whether the order of contempt set forth the facts out of which the contempt arose as is required...

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