Marcisz v. Marcisz

Defendant, Matthew J. Marcisz, was found guilty of contempt in the circuit court of Will County and sentenced to six months imprisonment to be served at the Illinois State Penal Farm. The appellate court reversed and remanded (32 Ill. App. 3d 467), and we allowed the People’s petition for leave to appeal.

The facts are stated in the appellate court’s opinion and need not be repeated here. Defendant was held in contempt for repeated violation of that portion of a divorce decree which enjoined him from interfering with his former wife’s occupancy of the marital residence and from otherwise…