Legal Opinion
United States v. Ortlieb
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 27, 2001No. 00-30895PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHELL, District Judge:
Appellant Michael S. Fawer appeals his conviction and sentence after- having been found guilty on each of three charges, or specifications, of criminal contempt in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 401(1). Fawer contends that the evidence was insufficient to support each specification of contempt, that the district judge erred in not recus-ing himself from hearing Specification No. 5, and that the sentence he received, consisting of both a fine and suspension from the practice of law in the Middle District of Louisiana for one year, was not authorized under the law. For…
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