PEOPLE v. EDWARDS

No. 78-116.

69 Ill. App.3d 626 (1979)

387 N.E.2d 969

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT L. EDWARDS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed March 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard T. Savage, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Joan S. Cherry, and Michael L. Closen, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Miss JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert L. Edwards, an attorney, appeals from an order entered August 5, 1977, in the Circuit Court of Cook County holding him in direct contempt of court. The court imposed a fine of $25. The defendant's motion to vacate the conviction was denied.

Robert Edwards was the attorney of record for one of two defendants in a criminal proceeding held before Judge...

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