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People v. Watts

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 13, 1978No. 77-527PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Guild

Defendant appeals from an order finding her in direct contempt of court and sentencing her to 3 days in the Stephenson County jail, which she served.

On August 15, 1977, defendant appeared in the spectator section of Courtroom No. 2 in Stephenson County, Illinois wearing a T-shirt on which were printed the words “Bitch, Bitch” in letters at least 5 inches high.1 The trial court ordered defendant to the bar where the following proceedings took place:

“THE COURT: 900 Let the record further show that at the time the Judge was on the bench, Sue Watts, aged nineteen years of age, appeared in this…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bloom v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. People v. LoughranIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
  3. People Ex Rel. Kunce v. HoganIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Hogan v. Illinois ex rel. KunceSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. People v. CollinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of LichtensteinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  2. People v. SheahanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  3. People v. ZiporynAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  4. State v. HavelkaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
  5. People v. SimacAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992

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