PEOPLE v. DAVIS

No. 2-86-0853.

156 Ill. App.3d 35 (1987)

508 N.E.2d 1233

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KATHLEEN DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed May 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond P. Cisco, of Cisco & Organ, of Chicago, for appellant.

James E. Ryan, State's Attorney, of Wheaton (William L. Browers, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE NASH delivered the opinion of the court:

After a hearing defendant, Kathleen Davis, was held in criminal contempt of court for making a false statement under oath and sentenced to seven days in the Du Page County jail. She appeals, contending that she did not intend to interfere with the administration of justice and that the trial court abused its discretion by sentencing her to imprisonment.

On March 24, 1984, defendant...

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