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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 54320.

87 Ill.2d 161 (1981)

429 N.E.2d 487

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES W. WILLIAMS, JR., Appellant (Charles H. Delano, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. McIntyre, of Delano Law Offices, P.C., of Springfield, for appellant.

Tyrone C. Fahner, Attorney General, and J. William Roberts, State's Attorney, both of Springfield (Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for the People.

Appellate court reversed; contempt vacated; cause remanded.

MR. JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The Sangamon County circuit court found defendant's counsel, Charles H. Delano, in contempt of court for failure to comply with its discovery order. The appellate court affirmed (90 Ill.App.3d 158), and we granted leave to appeal.

Defendant, James W. Williams, Jr., was charged by complaint with...

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