Legal Opinion
People v. Edwards
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 21, 1979No. 78-116PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miss JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY
delivered the opinion of the court: The defendant, Robert L. Edwards, an attorney, appeals from an order entered August 5, 1977, in the Circuit Court of Cook County holding him in direct contempt of court. The court imposed a fine of *25. The defendant’s motion to vacate the conviction was denied.
Robert Edwards was the attorney of record for one of two defendants in a criminal proceeding held before Judge Earl Strayhom in the Criminal Courts Building. Because a witness for the State was out of town on July 28,1977, this case was continued to August 5,1977, at 11 a.m. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- People Ex Rel. Kunce v. HoganIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- In Re Estate of MelodyIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
- Hogan v. Illinois ex rel. KunceSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- People v. JashunskyIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Williams v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- People v. CampbellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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