Legal Opinion
In Re Carol Vericker
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 23, 1971No. 1092, Docket 71-1656PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Chief Judge:
Sister Carol Vericker appeals from an order of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Anthony J. Travia, Judge, which found her in contempt for refusing to answer questions before a grand jury sitting in that district and committed her to the custody of the United States Marshal for the life of the grand jury or until such time as she purged herself of the contempt. Although the brief on her behalf advances seven grounds for invalidating the order, we find one of them requires this and therefore need not consider the others. 1
Sister Vericker was…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- McBoyle v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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- Adams v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings of Robert W. Beverly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- In Re Robert Reginald KilgoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. James Bernard SingletonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- In Re United States of America v. Jane Kember and Morris Budlong, Mary Sue Hubbard, Henning Heldt, Richard Weigand, and Gregory WillardsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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