The People v. Rockola

Plaintiff in error, who was adjudged guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to six months in the county jail of Cook county because of his refusal to answer certain questions propounded to him in open court, has brought the case here for review on the ground that his constitutional rights have been prejudiced.

It appears that an indictment was returned at the April, 1929, term of the criminal court of Cook county against one Patrick J. Collins and others, charging them with the crime of conspiracy to bribe certain police officers of the city of Chicago to keep them from interfering with…