Legal Opinion
United States v. John Monteleone
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 18, 1986No. 86-1307PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
In August and again in November of 1983 John Monteleone refused to answer questions put to him before a federal grand jury in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since his second refusal followed a judicial grant of immunity, he was held in civil contempt and lived out the life of the grand jury in jail. He was later convicted of criminal contempt based on the same refusal to testify, and now appeals that conviction. His principal argument in this court is that he should have been warned during the immunity and civil contempt proceedings that he could face additional prison time under…
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