Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Harrisburg Grand Jury 79-1. Appeal of Robert McNabb
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 8, 1981No. 80-2548PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from a jury conviction and sentence for criminal contempt based on Robert McNabb’s failure to comply with a bench warrant that was issued after" McNabb ignored a subpoena duces tecum requiring his appearance before a federal grand jury raises several issues concerning the procedural law of criminal contempt. Appellant challenges the failure of the government to file an affidavit of purpose in support of its motion for a bench warrant or enforcement proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § 401. Further, he attacks the failure of the district court to…
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