Legal Opinion
United States v. Elijah Dewayne Smith
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1976No. 75-1604PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was convicted of criminal contempt — two counts — following his refusal to testify in successive criminal trials. He had been granted immunity. Basically he contends that the proceedings granting immunity were defective and he also attacks the double convictions advancing a jeopardy argument.
In the summer of 1974, defendant-appellant testified before a grand jury with respect to a bank robbery. Indictments were subsequently returned. In December 1974, he was called as a witness at a trial of the three individuals who had been indicted. On that…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hirabayashi v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. OrmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- United States v. CostelloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- United States v. Ruel Antonio WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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- United States v. E. M. "Mike" Riebold and Donald T. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Angelo D.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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