PEOPLE v. EVANS

No. 86-2144.

165 Ill. App.3d 942 (1988)

520 N.E.2d 864

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GWENDOLYN EVANS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed January 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Public Defender, of Chicago (Robert D. Glick, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Shawn W. Denney, Solicitor General, and Terence M. Madsen and Michele I. Lavin, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


Order affirmed.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Gwendolyn Evans appeals from an order of the trial court finding her in contempt of court and sentencing her to two consecutive weekends in jail and six months' probation. On appeal, Evans contends that the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she was guilty of criminal contempt of court.

Evans was owner and president of Chicago Equitable National...

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