Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. The Honorable Edwin A. Robson v. Frank W. Oliver
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 4, 1973No. 18553PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
Attorney Frank W. Oliver appeals from a district court order adjudging him guilty of two specifications of summary contempt, entered at the conclusion of a criminal trial. 2 We reverse the judgment.
Oliver represented four of fifteen defendants charged with mutilating draft records. All defendants admitted the charge. Oliver’s four defendants, however, sought to present a theory of defense based on insanity. They contended that at the time of entering and destroying the records they were acting under insane delusions. The specifications of contempt are based upon Oliver’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. Bobby G. SealeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- In Re McConnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- In Re LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In the Matter of David DellingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- United States of America Ex Rel. Judge Edwin A. Robson v. Joanne Malone and Patricia KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- United States v. Louis Moschiano and Robert Fred Bishop, in Re Stephen M. KomieCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Local Union 542, International Union of Operating Engineers Appeal of Abraham E. Freedman, EsquireCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- In Re James R. HollowayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Gonzalo Fernos-Lopez v. United States District Court for the District of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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