Legal Opinion
United States v. Miles A. Galin, Robert E. Goldman, Contemnor-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2000No. 99-50356PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of criminal contempt against a criminal defense attorney from New York who repeatedly violated the ground rules the district court had laid down for the conduct of a jury trial. The principal legal issue the attorney raises, and amicus National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) supports, is that obstruction of justice is a prerequisite to criminal contempt against an attorney defending a criminal defendant. Because this interpretation is not supported by the applicable statute, 18 U.S.C. § 401(3), or by applicable case law, see, e.g., United…
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