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PEOPLE v. OATIS

No. 77-450.

56 Ill. App.3d 613 (1977)

371 N.E.2d 1195

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROYCE R. OATIS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed December 30, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis, Ralph Ruebner, Victoria J. Meyers, and Kathy M. Morris, all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Iris E. Sholder, and Winifred H. Date, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE WILSON delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order finding defendant in contempt of court and sentencing him to serve 15 days in the county jail. The only issue raised on appeal is whether the trial judge erred in finding defendant in contempt. We reverse.

Defendant and a co-defendant were charged with battery and unlawful use of a weapon. Their...

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