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PEOPLE v. BAXTER

No. 44140.

50 Ill.2d 286 (1972)

278 N.E.2d 777

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 28, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Cook County, (JAMES N. GRAMENOS, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ROBERT A. NOVELLE and STEPHEN R. KRAMER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The circuit court of Cook County, Criminal Division, found the defendant, DeWright Baxter, guilty of a direct criminal contempt of court and ordered that he be incarcerated in the House of Correction for 1 year. The appellate court affirmed the order and we granted leave to appeal.

The alleged contempt arose out of the allegations of a pro se petition for substitution of...

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