Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Peoples
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 23, 2012No. 11-4963, 11-4965PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
No. 11-4963 affirmed; No. 11-4965 reversed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge NIEMEYER joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
Robert Peoples challenges two convictions for criminal contempt. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the first conviction and reverse the second.
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Peoples, a former inmate, has brought a number of § 1983 civil actions against prison officials in federal court in South Carolina. The district court scheduled jury selection in three of these cases for February 24, 2011 before Judge Cameron McGowan Currie.
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