Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Appeal of United States of America
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 19, 1989No. 88-2058PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the conviction of an Assistant United States Attorney (“AUSA”) for contempt of court. We affirm.
The contempt grew out of the grand jury investigation of one Francisco Pujol, conducted by the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. After the investigation began, Pujol filed a claim of unethical conduct before the Superior Court of Puerto Rico against an attorney, Francisco Lopez Romo. Francisco Lopez Romo is the brother of the United States Attorney for Puerto Rico, Daniel Lopez Romo. The latter recused himself…
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