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PEOPLE v. DOE

No. 17306.

103 Ill. App.3d 56 (1981)

430 N.E.2d 696

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff and Petitioner-Appellee, v. JOHN DOE, Defendant. — (ELAINE McCALL, Respondent-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied January 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Graham and Richard J. Wilderson, both of Graham & Graham, of Springfield, for appellant.

J. William Roberts, State's Attorney, of Springfield (Donald M. Cadagin, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Sandra G. Nye, of Oak Park, for amici curiae Illinois Psychiatric Society et al.

Harry L. Kinser, of McLaughlin, Kinser & Bryant, of Chicago, and Kenneth C. Robbins, William C. Kennedy, and Jeffrey W. Maysent, all of Oak Brook, for amicus curiae Illinois Hospital Association.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal is from a judgment of the circuit court of Sangamon County entered on June 13, 1981, finding respondent, Elaine McCall, a psychiatric therapist, in contempt of court for refusing to answer a question before a Sangamon County grand jury and fining her $250. At all times she has claimed the answer privileged from disclosure by the terms of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities...

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