Legal Opinion
Matter of Parish
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 25, 1985No. M 11-188PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.
The question before me is whether Milton Parish has borne the burden of persuading me that there is no “realistic possibility that continued confinement might cause [him] to testify.” Simkin v. United States (2d Cir.1983) 715 F.2d 34, 37. Resolution of that question is a truly “perplexing task.” Ibid. I conclude that he has so persuaded me. What stands out in his testimony is that it is more important to him to nurture his newly formed friendships with those affiliated with the objectives of the Sunrise Collective than to maintain what would…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Morris Simkin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- In Re CuetoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
3Cited by3 opinions
- In the Matter of Milton Parrish. United States of America v. Milton ParrishCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Matter of CocilovoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- In re Grand Jury ProceedingsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014