People v. Constance Stineberg Wakefield

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BRYANT

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a consolidated appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Probate Division, which denied appellant’s petition for letters of administration, and which held the appellant in contempt of court for perjury and attempted fraud, and assessed costs and attorney’s fees against her. The only issue which we need consider on this appeal is the claim of the appellant that she was wrongfully denied a change of venue.

Briefly, the factual background of this case is as follows: Lawrence Wakefield died leaving a…