RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas finding the defendant, appellant, guilty of a criminal contempt of court because he refused to answer certain questions while appearing as a witness before a grand jury. As punishment, the court sentenced the defendant, appellant, to imprisonment for a period of eighteen months to begin after the expiration of the period of imprisonment which...
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