Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Monroe
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1963No. 37683PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per curiam :
The appellant, Lorraine Monroe, was found by the criminal court of Cook County to be guilty of criminal contempt of court and sentenced to the county jail until such time as she should comply with the order of the court by answering certain questions asked her before a grand jury.
In October, 1962, a grand jury was investigating the alleged distribution by the All States News Company of obscene literature to the news agencies in the city of Chicago. The appellant was employed by this company to do office and clerical work. In October and again in December of 1962 the books and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Curcio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- People v. MundayIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
- People v. RyanIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re ZisookIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- People v. LynchAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980