People v. Carr

Petitioner was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to four to eight years in the State Penitentiary. Upon hearing the sentence, petitioner punched the Assistant State’s Attorney in the nose. The following day the judge sentenced him to six months in the County Jail for direct contempt of court, the sentence to run consecutively with the sentence for armed robbery.

Carr petitions this court by letter from jail, alleging an agreement with the Public Defender’s Office that his conviction for contempt of court would be appealed on the ground of double jeopardy. The attorney appointed to…