Legal Opinion
United States v. David Roach
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 23, 1997No. 96-3119, 96-3120PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Two senior officials of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections appeal their criminal contempt convictions for violating a district court order prohibiting retaliation against Department employees who complain of sexual harassment. Finding sufficient evidence that appellant David Roach violated the court order by firing Officer Dorothy Smith after she complained of harassment, and neither procedural nor constitutional error, we affirm his conviction. However, because the district judge sentenced Roach to 180…
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