In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. United States of America v. Douglas Stevens

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns the legitimacy of incarceration of a grand jury witness under the district court’s civil contempt power, 28 U.S.C. § 1826. 1 The witness in question, ruled in contempt and imprisoned because he refused to answer questions after a grant of “dse” immunity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 6002, challenges the district court’s order on the grounds that the government secured information for questioning him through illegal electronic surveillance and that the grand jury lacked authority to compel his testimony. Finding these contentions unpersuasive, we affirm.

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