United States v. Allmon

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Julian Alimón entered into a plea agreement under which he agreed to testify for the Government. After testifying at his uncle’s trial, pursuant to his plea agreement, the Government called Appellant to testify in a subsequent trial against his cousins. Appellant refused, citing the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. The district court 1 found that Appellant had no Fifth Amendment privilege and found him guilty of contempt. Following the guidelines’ instructions in regard to contempt, see U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2J1.1 (2009), the…