People v. Harper

Defendant was found guilty of direct contempt of court for her conduct during proceedings against her husband, Ellis Haiper, and was sentenced to serve 90 days in the House of Correction. It is her basic contention on appeal that there is nothing in the record to support either the allegations in the complaint drawn up by the State or the order of the court finding her to be in contempt.

The record of the July 9, 1973, preliminary hearing of Ellis Harper indicates that those proceedings were twice interrupted. The first interruption occurred when a State’s witness identified Ellis Harper as…