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PEOPLE v. WILLSON

Nos. 3-97-0779, 3-97-0780 and 3-97-0781.

706 N.E.2d 1075 (1999)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard A. WILLSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

February 4, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Carusona, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Richard A. Willson.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, Michael James, State's Attorney, Rita Kennedy Mertel, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.

Justice HOMER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Richard A. Willson, was found in direct criminal contempt of court and sentenced to six months in the county jail. The sole issue on appeal is whether defendant's unfitness to stand trial precluded a finding of direct criminal contempt. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On August 29, 1997, the defendant appeared with counsel for a hearing on pending motions in various criminal cases...

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