Legal Opinion
In Re Federal Grand Jury Witness. United States of America v. Robert Lawrence Lemieux
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1979No. 19-15720PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
Robert Lawrence Lemieux appeals his commitment for civil contempt after he refused to answer questions under a grant of immunity before a federal grand jury. He argues that his testimony could leak out and subject him to prosecution in Mexico and elsewhere. He therefore contends that the Fifth Amendment shields him from the duty to testify.
The law of this circuit denies relief. In re Weir, 495 F.2d 879, 881 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1038, 95 S.Ct. 525, 42 L.Ed.2d 315 (1974). The Weir case rejected a similar claim, holding that there was no real and substantial danger of foreign…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Zicarelli v. New Jersey State Commission of InvestigationSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re Kenneth Tierney. In Re Paschal Morahan. In Re Daniel Crawford. In Re Mathias Reilly. In Re Thomas LaffeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- In the Matter of Contempt Proceedings Against Grand Jury Witness James Frederick Weir, Jr. United States of America v. James Frederick Weir, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- In Re Contempt Proceedings Against Zaven Melickian v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Charleston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In Re Grand Jury Witness. Richard J. Salas v. United States of America, in Re Grand Jury Witness. Shelly Waxman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Environmental Tectonics v. W.S. Kirkpatrick, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- United States v. (Under Seal)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. David BrummittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- In Re Miscellaneous Grand Jury Proceedings, Rodney Campbell, Foreperson. United States of America v. Michael D. Smith, in Re Miscellaneous Grand Jury Proceedings, Rodney Campbell, Foreperson. United States of America v. Michael D. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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