Legal Opinion

Nigro v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 16, 1982No. 82-2422PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Edward Nigro seeks to reverse entry of a contempt citation by the District Court of the District of Colorado and seeks also remand with instructions that he be free to invoke his fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination before the grand jury and to have it applicable to a matter which would incriminate him in foreign countries. Nigro assigns a number of grounds in support of his demand for relief. All were considered by the trial court except one, which is whether there should have been a hearing regarding facts which would mitigate the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Zicarelli v. New Jersey State Commission of InvestigationSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. In Re Kenneth Tierney. In Re Paschal Morahan. In Re Daniel Crawford. In Re Mathias Reilly. In Re Thomas LaffeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  4. Parker v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. In the Matter of the Grand Jury and Susan Marie ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. (Under Seal)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  2. In Re Grand Jury Proceedings the Bank of Nova Scotia. United States of America v. The Bank of Nova ScotiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  3. United States v. Aloyzas BalsysCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  4. Moses v. Allard (In Re Moses)District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1991
  5. United States v. Jurgis Joudis, in Re the Contempt Petition Mecislovas Mikutaitis, Deponent-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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