PEOPLE v. KNUPPEL

No. 14832.

65 Ill. App.3d 1022 (1978)

383 N.E.2d 244

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. JOHN L. KNUPPEL, Respondent-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed November 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Grosboll and R. John Alvarez, both of Petersburg, and John L. Davidson, Jr., of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellant.

Thomas L. Brownfield, State's Attorney, of Havana (Robert C. Perry, of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

On January 31, 1978, Judge Guy R. Williams entered an order nunc pro tunc finding the respondent, John L. Knuppel, an attorney, to have been in direct contempt of court. At that time, the respondent was fined $500. Subsequently, on February 14, the fine was reduced to $250; all other motions to vacate and set aside the finding of contempt were denied; the respondent appeals. We conclude...

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