PEOPLE v. HARPER

No. 60744.

28 Ill. App.3d 820 (1975)

329 N.E.2d 496

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANNIE MAE HARPER, Defendant-Appellant.

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

May 9, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Thomas F. Finegan, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Donald M. Devlin, and Robert Handelsman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was found guilty of direct contempt of court for her conduct during proceedings against her husband, Ellis Harper, and was sentenced to serve 90 days in the House of Correction. It is her basic contention on appeal that there is nothing in the record to support either the allegations in the complaint drawn up by the State or the order of the court finding her to be in contempt...

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