Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Ann Rae Heitland, an attorney, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Madison County finding her guilty of direct criminal contempt for improper conduct that allegedly occurred during the course of a trial in which she defended Keene Corporation.
The relevant facts are as follows: The defendant was lead defense counsel in the trial of Garner v. Keene Corporation, No. 90-L-1107, an asbestos...
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