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PEOPLE v. POWELL

No. 1-92-0855.

618 N.E.2d 365 (1993)

248 Ill. App.3d 164

187 Ill.Dec. 774

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Diane POWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied July 9, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Lynn Hubanks Miller, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Christine Cook and Dori K. Leo, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Attorney Diane Powell appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County finding her in direct criminal contempt of court and fining her $100. The fine was stayed by the trial judge pending appeal.

On January 28, 1992, Ms. Powell, an assistant public defender, appeared before the trial judge on behalf of a criminal defendant and answered ready for trial. Following an off-the-record conference the following...

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