PEOPLE v. GRIFFITH

Nos. 1-91-2650, 1-91-2651.

620 N.E.2d 1138 (1993)

247 Ill. App.3d 21

189 Ill.Dec. 821

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deborah GRIFFITH, Defendant (James P. Paese and Beryl Zerwer, Contemnors-Appellants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

May 10, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick F. Cohn, Chicago (Jo-Anne F. Wolfson, of counsel), for contemnors-appellants.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., County of Cook (Renee Goldfarb, Brian Clauss and George J. Arnold, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a lengthy jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, Deborah Griffith was found guilty of abducting her daughter, Rebekah Ford, from the child's father, Bruce Ford.1 Griffith was represented at trial by James P. Paese and Beryl Zerwer, whom the record indicates were then affiliated with the Public Defender's office. Following argument of Griffith's post-trial motion, the...

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