Legal Opinion
United States v. Bevilacqua, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 18, 2006No. 05-2390PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the issue of whether a federal court may require a defendant convicted of criminal contempt and perjury to pay for the costs of the investigation of his crimes, when a special prosecutor is appointed under Rule 42, Fed.R.Crim.P. The district court purported to find the authority to award such costs in the statutes permitting taxation of and defining allowable costs, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1918(b) and 1920. We disagree, reverse, and remand to the district court. On remand, the district court may consider whether to impose a fine, which it did not do earlier in…
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