Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Alfredo Carlos Garcia-Rosell, Witness-Appellant v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1989No. 89-35729PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Alfredo Carlos Garcia-Rosell appeals the district court’s judgment holding him in civil contempt for refusing to testify before the grand jury subsequent to a grant of immunity. We affirm the district court’s adjudication of contempt. 1
I. Fifth Amendment Protection
A grand jury witness may be held in civil contempt if he refuses without just cause to testify. 28 U.S.C. § 1826. Garcia-Ro-sell contends that his refusal to testify is justified because: (1) the Fifth Amendment protects him from testifying on matters that were the subject of his criminal conviction while the appeal of that…
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