Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph L. McGainey
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 21, 1994No. 93-3030PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant challenges his conviction for criminal contempt under 18 U.S.C. § 401(1) (1988), claiming that his threatening gesture directed at a testifying witness in a drug conspiracy trial and the subsequent disruption of the trial proceedings did not constitute an “obstruction of the administration of justice.” We affirm.
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On October 22, 1992, appellant entered Courtroom 10 of the United States Courthouse for the District of Columbia, where Judge George H. Revercomb was presiding over the trial of six defendants…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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