Legal Opinion
United States v. Louis Morales
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 16, 1977No. 314, Docket 77-1359PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Louis Morales was convicted of criminal contempt, 18 U.S.C. § 401(3), after a jury trial before Judge Charles E. Stewart in the Southern District of New York and was sentenced to six months in prison. Specifically, Morales refused to obey court orders directing him to answer questions before a grand jury investigating possible violations of federal gambling laws. On appeal, he argues (1) that the grand jury before which he refused to testify lacked the power to initiate a prosecution against him without having had the matter referred to it by a district…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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