Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Appeal of Joseph Howald
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 1989No. 89-5522PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Joseph Howald appeals from the denial of his motion for release from civil contempt for his failure to testify before Grand Jury 87-4 in Miami. Howald was subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury on November 8, 1988 but refused. The district court granted Howald statutory use immunity under 18 U.S.C. § 6003 on January 18, 1989. Because Howald still refused to testify, the district court held him in civil contempt that same day. On May 10, 1989, Howald filed a motion for release from confinement for civil contempt. After a hearing at which Howald testified, the district court denied that…
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- Morris Simkin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- In Re Grand Jury Investigation. Appeal of Joseph Braun, WitnessCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Ramon Saul Sanchez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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