People v. Haas

Appellant, an attorney, appeals from a judgment entered in the criminal division of the circuit court of Cook County holding him in direct criminal contempt of court for leaving the courtroom during court proceedings contrary to and in violation of a direct order of the court. The court entered a finding of contempt and at a subsequent hearing entered an order nunc pro tunc adjudging appellant to be in direct contempt of court, and imposing a fine of $100.

The sole issue presented for review is whether the action of the attorney-appellant in departing the courtoom during court proceedings for…