U.S. v. OGOKE

No. 16-1297.

860 F.3d 924 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chinyere Alex OGOKE, Defendant. Appeal of: Michael I. Leonard, Attorney.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Riggs Bonamici , Attorney, Diane MacArthur , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas Anthony Durkin , Attorney, Durkin & Roberts, Christopher Grohman , Attorney, Duane Morris LLP, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Michael I. Leonard , Attorney, Leonard Meyer LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.

Bradley G. Hubbard , Attorney, Ashley E. Johnson , Dallas, TX, Katie M. Magallanes , Attorney, Irvine, CA, Gibson Dunn , for Amicus Curiae Ashley E. Johnson.

Before Bauer and Easterbrook, Circuit Judges, and DeGuilio, District Judge.


Attorney Michael Leonard was convicted of contempt under 18 U.S.C. §§ 401(1) and (3) after he made a closing argument, in violation of the district court's written order, regarding a witness who did not testify at trial. He appeals his conviction on both substantive and procedural...

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