Legal Opinion
In Re Contempt of Armentrout
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided February 4, 1992No. C6-91-1505PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETERSON, Judge.
James Armentrout appeals from an order finding him guilty of four acts of criminal contempt for refusing to answer questions while serving as a witness in a criminal trial. He was sentenced to 90 days for each contempt with the sentences served consecutively to each other and to any prison sentence Armentrout was serving at the time. Armentrout appeals the finding of contempt and the sentence. We reverse three of the contempt convictions, affirm one of the contempt convictions and remand for resentencing.
FACTS
James Armentrout was called by the state as a witness in the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. OrmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- In Re the Welfare of E.J.B.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991
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