Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawrence L. Ghidoni
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 1984No. 84-3101PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider whether the defendant, Lawrence Ghidoni, can invoke the Fifth Amendment to justify his refusal to sign a consent directive that would enable the government to obtain records from a Cayman Islands bank. The district court ordered Ghidoni to execute the directive.1 *816Ghidoni refused, arguing that compelled execution of the directive would violate his right against self-incrimination. The district court rejected the claim and found Ghidoni in contempt. We affirm.
FACTS
On October 5, 1983, the grand jury for the Northern District of…
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