Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Witness. United States of America v. Grand Jury Witness
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 16, 1987No. 477, Docket 87-6235PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Rodolfo T. Arambulo appeals from an amended civil contempt order entered against him by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Walker, J.) on October 1, 1987 upon his refusal to appear before a grand jury. Underlying this appeal is the fact that Ar-ambulo has fled the country, but he invokes the court’s processes to challenge the adjudication holding him in civil contempt. To fight and to flee at the same time is as difficult to accomplish successfully in law as in life.
BACKGROUND
The grand jury is investigating allegations that various…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by34 opinions
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