Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Witness Ralph Altro. United States of America v. Ralph Altro
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 4, 1999No. Docket 98-6165PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge SHADUR dissents by separate opinion.
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit'Judge:
This appeal presents the question of whether the terms of a plea agreement can be supplemented by the defendant’s asserted understanding that the agreement would exempt him from having to provide grand jury testimony, notwithstanding the absence of any written or oral promise by the Government to that effect. Ralph Altro, relying on such an understanding, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Barrington D. Parker, Jr., Judge) holding him in civil contempt for…
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