Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Petition of Leslie Bacon for Writ of Habeas Corpus v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1971No. 71-1826PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
This case is a companion to In re Bacon, 9 Cir., 1971, 446 F.2d 667 (1971) in which we affirmed a civil contempt order entered against Leslie Bacon for refusal to answer questions before a grand jury. In this appeal Bacon challenges the method by which she was brought before the grand jury, namely, her arrest and detention under a material witness arrest warrant.
On April 22, 1971, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington swore out a material witness complaint before District Judge Boldt, alleging that Bacon had personal knowledge of matters…
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