Legal Opinion
United States v. Chokwe Lumumba
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 27, 1984No. 1222, Docket 83-1415PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from a judgment of conviction for criminal contempt. During the course of a lengthy criminal trial a trial judge cited defendant’s counsel for contempt on two separate occasions. At the conclusion of the trial, the district court judge certified that under Fed.R.Crim.P. 42(a) the conduct constituting these con-tempts was committed in his presence, and then proceeded to hold counsel in contempt pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 401. He referred sentencing to another judge under Rule 18 of the Rules of Division of Business Among Southern District Court Judges. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by59 opinions
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