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PEOPLE EX REL. WOODWARD v. OLIVER

No. 73-88.

25 Ill. App.3d 66 (1975)

322 N.E.2d 240

THE PEOPLE ex rel. HONORABLE ALFRED E. WOODWARD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRANK W. OLIVER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District (1st Division).

January 20, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin B. Lewis, of Chicago, for appellant.

John J. Bowman, State's Attorney, of Wheaton (James W. Jerz, of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HALLETT delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a judgment finding defense attorney Frank Oliver guilty of contempt during a criminal trial and fining him $350. Briefly stated, the specifications of contempt are: (1) that, in the presence of the jury, he refused to enter chambers when requested to do so by the court; and (2) that, during closing argument, he repeatedly referred to the trial judge's rulings...

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