Legal Opinion
United States v. Harris
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 23, 2009No. 08-1553PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BARRY, Circuit Judge.
William Oscar Harris appeals from the District Court’s denial of his motion to vacate an order of civil contempt that has been in effect for over five years. The order of contempt has its roots in an underlying criminal proceeding in which Harris was convicted of conspiracy and fraud and sentenced to 188 months’ imprisonment. The clock on that 188-months, however, has yet to begin ticking: for the past five years, Harris has been incarcerated on the order of contempt that resulted from his refusal to comply with an order entered in the underlying…
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