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PEOPLE v. SMEATHERS

No. 2-96-1501.

698 N.E.2d 181 (1998)

297 Ill. App.3d 711

232 Ill.Dec. 343

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Norman W. SMEATHERS, Respondent and Contemnor-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

July 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Roddick, Galena, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Elgin, Michael S. Ewert, Chicago, for Petitioner-Appellee.

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, Elgin, Ronald S. Tullin, Chicago, for Respondent and Contemnor-Appellant.

Presiding Justice GEIGER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a hearing, the respondent, Norman Smeathers, was found guilty of indirect criminal contempt and sentenced to 60 days' imprisonment. The State initiated the contempt proceedings against the respondent after he attempted to place a lien on the property of Judge William Kelly, who had presided over two traffic cases involving the respondent. For the sake of clarity, we will refer to the individual...

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