In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Appeal of Ronald Anthony Perdue, Witness
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
The appellant in this case, Ronald Per-due, has been committed, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1826(a) dealing with recalcitrant witnesses, under a judgment for civil contempt because of his refusal to testify before a grand jury. This appeal has received expedited consideration under 28 U.S.C. § 1826(b). For the reasons stated in this opinion, we affirm the judgment below.
I. FACTS
In 1986, Perdue was a defendant in a criminal case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Perdue and the government engaged in plea negotiations, with the government represented by…
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