Legal Opinion
Matthew Ottomano v. United States of America, United States of America v. Matthew Ottomano
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 15, 1973No. 72-1139, 72-1093PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
Matthew Ottomano was tried and convicted for selling cocaine in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4705(a) 1 and was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years. Subsequently, he was called as a defense witness in the trial of an alleged co-conspirator, Michael Russell, and was sentenced to an additional two months imprisonment for his refusal to testify. Ottomano appeals from this contempt order as well as from the denial of his motion to vacate the original sentence. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the denial of the motion to vacate but reverse the contempt…
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