People v. Mann

Respondent, Bernard Mann, an attorney, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court finding him guilty of indirect criminal contempt of court and fining him $25. The issues on appeal are: (1) whether the evidence was insufficient to sustain the contempt judgment; (2) whether the contempt hearing denied respondent due process of law; and (3) whether the trial court abused its discretion by finding him in contempt of court.

The uncontroverted facts are that respondent was the attorney of record for the defendant in People v. Ford, a case pending on the traffic court call at 321 North La Salle…