PEOPLE v. SIMAC

No. 2-90-1420.

603 N.E.2d 97 (1992)

236 Ill. App.3d 1096

177 Ill.Dec. 316

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher SIMAC, Defendant (David Sotomayor, Contemnor-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied December 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Sotomayor, Sotomayor & Bird, Wheaton, for David Sotomayor.

James E. Ryan, DuPage County State's Atty., Wheaton, William L. Browers, Deputy Director, Martin P. Moltz, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for Donald J. Hennessy and the People.


Justice DOYLE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defense attorney David Sotomayor (contemnor) appeals the judgment of direct criminal contempt entered against him at the conclusion of the trial of defendant, Christopher Simac. On appeal, the contemnor argues that (1) the evidence is insufficient to support a finding of contempt; and (2) the grounds stated in the order of contempt are conclusory and unsupported by the record.

Defendant was charged with driving...

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