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People v. McDonnell

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 26, 1940No. Gen. No. 41,207PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice John J. Sullivan

delivered the opinion of the court.

By this writ of error Frank A. McDonnell, respondent, seeks to reverse the judgment of the criminal court of Cook county wherein he was found guilty of contempt of said court and sentenced to serve two days in the county jail and to pay a fine of $25. The record discloses that April 3, 1939, an amicus curiae was appointed and granted leave to file instanter a petition for a rule against Frank A. McDonnell to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for having caused a mistrial by having absented himself from court…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Franklin Union No. 4 v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  2. People v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
  3. In re ClarkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
  4. People v. SeymourIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
  5. The People v. RosenthalIllinois Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Pueblo v. SusoniSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1959
  2. In Re KarpfCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
  3. The People v. McDonnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1941
  4. People v. Martin-TrigonaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. Geraty v. Carbona Products Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973

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