Legal Opinion
United States v. Shirley Rangolan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 21, 2006No. Docket 04-5126-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
B.D. PARKER, JR., Circuit Judge.
Shirley Rangolan appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Wexler, J.) holding her in criminal contempt under 18 U.S.C. § 401(1), which authorizes courts to punish the “[mjisbehav-ior of any person in its presence or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice.” Id. On appeal, Rangolan contends that her misbehavior did not occur in, or sufficiently near, the court for § 401(1) to apply. Because we agree, we reverse and remand for entry of a judgment of acquittal.
BACKGROUND
Rangolan was…
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