Legal Opinion
In Re Ronnie Palmer. Ronnie Palmer v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1976No. 76--1013PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
The central issue raised in this appeal is whether a grand jury’s request for handwriting exemplars is enforceable by the district court’s contempt power authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 1826(a) (1970).
Ronnie Palmer appeals from his conviction for contempt in the district court 1 following his refusal to furnish handwriting exemplars to a federal grand jury. Appellant was committed to custody “for the life of the Grand Jury * * * or until such time as he purges himself of this contempt,” but in no event for longer than eighteen months. We affirm.
On December 10, 1975, during the time Ronnie Palmer…
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