Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Barnwell Clarkson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1977No. 77-2372PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner appeals from a judgment of contempt. The contempt arose in connection with the prosecution of the petitioner, an attorney, under an indictment charging him with fraud in the preparation and filing of claims for tax refunds on behalf of numerous taxpayer^. In interviewing and taking statements from the taxpayers whose claims for tax refunds were involved in the alleged fraud, the Government became aware that the petitioner was claiming to represent the concerned taxpayers, though obviously there could be a serious conflict between their interests…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cinema 5, Ltd. v. Cinerama, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,675 James M. Richardson v. Hamilton International CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Gas-A-Tron of Arizona and Coinoco v. Union Oil Company of California, Petrol Stops Northwest v. Continental Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- In Re Matter of Seymour A. Gopman. United States of America v. Seymour A. GopmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- In Re Investigation Before the April 1975 Grand Jury. Appeal of Sol Z. Rosen and Local 6 of the Newspaper and Graphic Communication UnionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- James J. Kevlik v. David B. Goldstein, Town of DerryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Tessier v. Plastic Surgery Specialists, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
- Buckley v. Airshield Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1995
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