Legal Opinion
United States v. Miner
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 17, 2008No. 08-1796PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Melissa Miner pleaded guilty to felony criminal contempt of a lawful court order, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 401(3). She appeals, contending that the district court abused its discretion in imposing sentence. 1 We affirm.
Miner was served with a subpoena on February 5, 2007, in United States v. Saddler. She appeared for a pretrial interview on February 22, 2007, and was scheduled to testify in federal court on March 6, 2007. When Miner failed to appear on the given day, the district court granted the government an overnight continuance to find her. A drug task force…
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