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PEOPLE v. ROMANSKI

No. 3-86-0575.

155 Ill. App.3d 47 (1987)

507 N.E.2d 887

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HENRY J. ROMANSKI, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed April 28, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Gibson, of Peoria, for appellant.

John A. Barra, State's Attorney, of Peoria (Howard R. Wertz, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

As a result of statements made during his closing argument before a jury, attorney Henry Romanski was found guilty of contempt. He was also fined and placed on conditional discharge for one year. Upon review of the record, we are unable to find that Romanski's actions were contemptuous. Therefore, we reverse.

On September 26, 1985, Romanski was representing Joseph Malone in a jury...

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