Legal Opinion
United States v. Danny Otha Armstrong, Michelle Sobel Perlman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1973No. 73-1488PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Mrs. Michelle Sobel Perlman, was incarcerated after being held in civil contempt by a federal district court for refusal to answer questions before a grand jury under 28 U.S.C. § 1826. She appeals from the judgment of civil contempt. We remand the case for a further hearing.
Brian Perlman, husband of Michelle Perlman, was indicted by the federal grand jury for the Del Rio Division of the Western District of Texas on June 6, 1972, together with several codefendants. The indictment charged Brian Perlman and his codefendants with a variety of narcotics…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hawkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- In Re Kenneth Tierney. In Re Paschal Morahan. In Re Daniel Crawford. In Re Mathias Reilly. In Re Thomas LaffeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Ronald Monroe Fields, in No. 71-1218 Appeal of Louis Socrates DavisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re Grand Jury: In Re Ivis Long Visitor, Witness. In Re Angie Long Visitor, Witness. In Re Joanna Ledeaux, WitnessCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- In Re Trevor Davies Baird, Recalcitrant Witness Before Grand Jury. Appeal of Trevor Davies BairdCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Nigro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- Martinez v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. HicksDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1976
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