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PEOPLE v. WALDRON

No. 62512.

114 Ill.2d 295 (1986)

500 N.E.2d 17

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOHN E. WALDRON et al. (Michael M. Melius, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied December 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Robinson, of Robinson & Skelnik, of Elgin, for appellant Michael M. Melius.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Roma J. Stewart, Solicitor General, and Mark L. Rotert and Jack Donatelli, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Order vacated; cause remanded.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

The appellate court found respondent, Michael M. Melius, the public defender of Lake County, guilty of indirect criminal contempt for failing to file briefs in two criminal appeals. We allowed his petition for leave to appeal (103 Ill.2d R. 315(a)).

In November 1982, respondent was appointed by the appellate court to represent...

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