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UNITED STATES v. RUDY

No. 25431.

429 F.2d 993 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Alex RUDY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 14, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Hewitt (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Jerrold L. Ladar (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., James L. Browning, U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRILL and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and FERGUSON, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from an order of contempt of court.

On October 6, 1969, Rudy was arrested after picking up a bag which had been placed by government agents pursuant to handprinted ransom letters received in a kidnapping case.

The next day a complaint was filed before the United States Commissioner, charging Rudy with depositing for mailing a communication containing ransom demands. 18 U.S.C. § 876. The complaint was supported by...

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