Legal Opinion
United States v. Larry Flynt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1985No. 84-5041PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Larry Flynt appeals from five judgments of criminal contempt entered by United States District Judge Manuel Real. Because we conclude that the denial of appellant’s motion for a continuance and the resort to summary contempt proceedings constituted abuses of the trial court’s discretion, we reverse appellant’s convictions and vacate his sentences.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Events Prior to the Hearing
On December 12, 1983, Flynt appeared before United States Magistrate James W. McMahon for arraignment on an indictment charging him with flag desecration and unlawful…
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