IN RE FLANAGAN

No. 19157.

350 F.2d 746 (1965)

In re Fedora FLANAGAN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 2, 1965.

Petition for Rehearing Denied October 7, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert L. Weinberg, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Vincent J. Fuller, Washington, D. C., was on the pleadings, for appellant.

Mr. John R. Kramer, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the pleadings, for the United States. Mr. Richard M. Coleman, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for the United States

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, Senior Circuit Judge, and WASHINGTON and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

After being offered immunity from prosecution pursuant to 22 D.C.CODE § 1514 (1961), and ordered by the District Court to testify before a grand jury, appellant refused to testify. She was thereupon held in contempt of court and committed to the custody of the United States Marshal for the District of Columbia until such time as she agreed to comply with the court order. We granted stay of the commitment order pending this appeal.

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