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PEOPLE v. WITHERSPOON

No. 76-1453.

52 Ill. App.3d 151 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 313

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. RONALD WITHERSPOON, Contemnor-Appellant.

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

Rehearing denied September 15, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Gail A. Moreland, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Joan S. Cherry, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Contemnor Ronald Witherspoon was found in contempt of court for failure to obey a subpoena ad testificandum in a criminal trial and was sentenced to a term of six months in prison. Witherspoon appeals, contending he was not proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt of wilfully failing to obey the subpoena.

At the hearing on the rule to show cause, Thomas Mauet, an...

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