IN RE ADAMS

No. 48490.

64 Ill.2d 269 (1976)

356 N.E.2d 55

In re CARRIE ADAMS, Contemnor-Appellant. — (The People of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Carrie Adams, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Announced June 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Cotsirilos and S. Jack Micheletto, of George J. Cotsirilos & Associates, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Larry L. Thompson, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent, Carrie Adams, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County finding her in direct contempt of court for failing to obey a summons issued pursuant to the Uniform Act to secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Within or Without a State in Criminal Proceedings (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 156-1 et seq., hereinafter...

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