People v. Coulter

Contemnor James Rhodes, chief of the multiple defender unit of the office of the Cook County Public Defender, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County finding him in direct criminal contempt and imposing a $500 fíne. The alleged contempt arose during pretrial proceedings in the case of People v. Coulter (1992), 230 Ill. App. 3d 209, which was tried before the Honorable James M. Bailey, and which this court heard on appeal on October 9, 1990. For the reasons which follow, we reverse.

The facts necessary to an understanding of the contempt order are as follows.

THE FITNESS HEARING