Legal Opinion
Ramos v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 24, 1990No. 88-713PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Ramos, while serving a prison sentence, was called to testify at a post-trial hearing on behalf of his former co-defendant, Frank Smith. Ramos refused to testify, despite being advised by the trial court that he had no valid Fifth Amendment claim of possible self-incrimination. When he persisted in his refusal, the court held him in civil contempt, ordered that he be returned to prison, and further ordered that his ongoing sentence be held in abeyance until he purged himself of the contempt. Ramos contends that this procedure was impermissible under Superior…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. PardoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Allen v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- United States v. George Gordon LiddyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Donald DienCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by28 opinions
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