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PEOPLE v. LEVINSON

No. 76-722.

75 Ill. App.3d 429 (1979)

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN E. LEVINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Rehearing denied September 24, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Mary Therese Woodward and Ronald P. Alwin, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr and Rimas F. Cernius, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

At the conclusion of a bench trial the defendant, Melvin E. Levinson, was found guilty of criminal contempt and was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

On appeal the defendant presents the following issues for review: (1) whether the statute of limitations bars the prosecution of the defendant for criminal contempt; (2) whether documentary evidence was properly admitted at...

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