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PEOPLE v. COOPER

No. 1-87-3700.

202 Ill. App.3d 336 (1990)

559 N.E.2d 942

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AARON COOPER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (6th Division).

Opinion filed August 17, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier and Linda Eigner, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, David R. Butzen, and Howard D. Weisman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Order affirmed.

JUSTICE RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Aaron Cooper was found in direct contempt of court for refusing to testify at trial. The trial court imposed a six-month sentence to be served consecutively to a previously imposed six-year sentence for an unrelated offense. Defendant now appeals the order finding him in contempt of court, and he contends he asserted a valid fifth...

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