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PEOPLE v. ADAM

No. 56611.

15 Ill. App.3d 669 (1973)

304 N.E.2d 711

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. SAM ADAM, Contemnor-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

October 26, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Genson and Arnette R. Hubbard, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Kenneth L. Gillis and James E. Staruck, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court:

Sam Adam, an attorney, was found guilty of contempt of court and fined $100. On appeal he raises a single issue — whether the evidence had shown his conduct to be so willful as to justify a finding that he had been in contempt.

The factual basis of this case is uncomplicated: contemnor failed to appear in court on behalf of his client, one Charles White. The...

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