Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas George
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1971No. 71-1067PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
George has appealed from an order of the District Court adjudging him to be in civil contempt for refusing to answer questions propounded to him before a federal grand jury after he had been granted immunity. He was committed to the custody of the Attorney General until he answered the questions before the grand jury, or until the term of the grand jury expires on March 28, 1972. Because of his incarceration, we advanced this appeal for oral argument.
On May 28, 1970, George was indicted, along with sixty-five others, on a charge of conspiring to transmit gambling…
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