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PEOPLE v. DORRIS

No. 14224.

57 Ill. App.3d 378 (1978)

373 N.E.2d 77

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CALVIN DORRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed February 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Gaston, of Gaston & Goldstein, of Urbana, for appellant.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Attorney, of Urbana (Phyllis Perko and William L. Browers, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was charged with contempt of court in that he on two successive occasions, when called to testify in a criminal case, lied to the court when he stated that he had to travel to Indiana due to the death of his sister. In addition, the defendant also failed to return to court to testify on a specific date as instructed by the trial court.

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