PEOPLE v. KUELPER

No. 63058.

46 Ill. App.3d 420 (1977)

361 N.E.2d 29

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT KUELPER, Defendant. — (CLIFFORD C. JOHNSON, Contemnor-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed February 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and James S. Veldman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellant.


Order reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

On October 1, 1975, an order was entered in the circuit court of Cook County, Sixth Municipal District, adjudging Assistant State's Attorney Clifford Johnson (Contemnor) to be in direct contempt of court arising out of his refusal to conduct a preliminary hearing after the trial judge had ordered him to so do. Contemnor appeals contending the contempt order cannot be allowed to stand because...

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