Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. United States of America v. Mark A. Gravel
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1979No. 79-3001PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order, entered under 28 U.S.C. § 1826, adjudging Mark A. Gravel in civil contempt for his refusal to testify before a federal grand jury.
Gravel pleaded guilty on July 13, 1979, to federal charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and to possession of cocaine. On July 19 he was called before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Louisiana, where he was granted use immunity and questioned regarding the source of the cocaine. He declined to reveal the identity of his source and gave the following explanation:
[Tjhere are many reasons such that there have been…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Leonard PatrickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- People v. LovercampCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings of Robert W. Beverly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Piemonte v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- In Re Kenneth Tierney. In Re Paschal Morahan. In Re Daniel Crawford. In Re Mathias Reilly. In Re Thomas LaffeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America v. Energy Gathering, Inc., John Fox, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- In the Matter of Grand Jury Proceedings Empanelled May 1988. Appeal of Dennis FrelighCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- 23 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1437, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,310 in Re James A. Dinnan, Maija S. Blaubergs v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, James A. Dinnan, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- In Re Grand Jury Matter. In Re Linda Backiel, WitnessCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- In Re YohoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
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