Legal Opinion
United States v. Whitt Neal
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 27, 1996No. 96-4108PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILKENS wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge BUTZNER and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
Whitt Neal appeals an order of the district court finding him guilty of criminal contempt for failing to obey a subpoena. See 18 U.S.C.A. § 401(3) (West 1966). Because the district court committed plain error in failing to refer the matter to the United States Attorney or some other appropriate prosecutor, we vacate Neal’s conviction and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Neal, an officer with the…
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