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PEOPLE v. GRAVES

No. 50369.

74 Ill.2d 279 (1979)

384 N.E.2d 1311

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. HAROLD GRAVES. — (John L. Barton, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Barton, of Marseilles, for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (Donald B. Mackay, Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., and James A. Devine, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Thomas P. Durkin, for amicus curiae Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Inc., of Chicago.

Judgments affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

John L. Barton, a licensed attorney and appointed counsel in a case against Harold Graves (see People v. Graves (1977), 54 Ill.App.3d 1027) was found guilty of contempt for his conduct at the trial of the case in the circuit court of La Salle County. The appellate court, with one justice dissenting, affirmed (

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