Legal Opinion
People v. Ernest
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 20, 1990No. 69318PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
In a proceeding in the circuit court of Wabash County, the defendant, Stanton D. Ernest, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois, was found to be in direct criminal contempt and fined $50 after he caused a subpoena for a discovery deposition to be issued to the judge presiding in a case in which the defendant was appearing as counsel. The appellate court, with one justice dissenting, affirmed the contempt finding. (188 Ill. App. 3d 987.) We allowed defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (107 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)).
The present matter arises from- and is collateral to…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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