People Ex Rel. Williams v. Rhodes

Defendant Ronald Rhodes appeals from an order of the circuit court of Champaign County entered September 13, 1988, in which the court accepted his stipulation and admission to the offense of indirect criminal contempt for violating the terms of a plenary order of protection previously entered against him on September 25, 1987. He maintains for the first time on appeal that that order of protection was void and must be vacated because the court violated his due process rights when it failed to appoint counsel to represent him prior to entry of that order. We disagree and, therefore, affirm.

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