People v. Loughran

Plaintiff in error, Francis J. Loughran, an attorney at law licensed by this court, brings writ of error to review a judgment of the circuit court of Will County, sentencing him to three days in the county jail for an alleged direct criminal contempt of that court. The court’s judgment is based upon plaintiff in error’s conduct as defense attorney in a criminal trial then being tried in that court before a jury.

The judgment order of the trial court is as follows: “Order. These proceedings come on for consideration on this 4th day of February, 1953, as to the guilt of Francis J. Loughran for…