Appellate Court of Illinois December 4, 1998, 1-97-1170 (People v. McNeal)

JUSTICE LEAVITT

delivered the opinion of the court:

A judge found Jarvis McNeal in direct criminal contempt of court after he invoked his fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination and refused to testify as a prosecution witness/victim at Dante Brown’s trial for murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery.