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PEOPLE v. EKONG

No. 3-91-0216.

582 N.E.2d 233 (1991)

221 Ill. App.3d 559

164 Ill.Dec. 25

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edwin EKONG, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

November 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Montgomery, James D. Montgomery & Associates, Ltd., Mary Elise Walden, Chicago (argued), for Edwin Ekong.

Bradley P. Halloran (argued), Asst. Atty. Gen., Rosalyn B. Kaplan, Sol. Gen., Terence M. Madsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Chicago, for the People.

OPINION

STOUDER, Presiding Justice.

The defendant, Dr. Edwin Ekong, was held in contempt of court for failing to comply with a subpoena duces tecum issued by a Kankakee County grand jury. The court ordered the defendant incarcerated until he purged himself of contempt. The defendant was subsequently released on bond pending this appeal.

On January 16, 1991, Special Agent Jim Terry of the Illinois State Police, Assistant Attorney General Pat...

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