Legal Opinion

People v. LaScola

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 12, 1935No. Gen. No. 38,213PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor

Joe LaSeola was found to be in contempt of court for committing perjury and for inducing another person to commit perjury in a criminal ease that was on hearing in the criminal court of Cook county. He was sentenced to the county jail for a term of six months and he prosecutes this writ of error.

The court having found LaScola guilty of a direct contempt, criminal in its nature, the case must be considered by this court on the order alone. People ex rel. Bain v. Feinberg, 266 Ill. App. 306; People v. Bain, 268 Ill. App. 192. This procedure was followed by the trial court.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte HudgingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  2. People ex rel. Owens v. HoganIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
  3. People v. StoneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913
  4. People ex rel. Bain v. FeinbergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1932
  5. People v. BainAppellate Court of Illinois · 1932

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. The People v. HarrisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
  2. People v. BialekAppellate Court of Illinois · 1961
  3. People v. RandallAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. People v. TomlinsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1938
  5. People ex rel. Butwill v. ButwillAppellate Court of Illinois · 1941

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