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UNITED STATES v. DUNCAN

No. 72-1146.

456 F.2d 1401 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Karen DUNCAN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 6, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Peter Young (argued), Venice, Cal., Barrett S. Litt (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., W. Edward Morgan, Tucson, Ariz., Melvin Wulf, New York City, Laurence R. Sperber, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

George Calhoun, Washington, D.C., (argued), William M. Piatt, Robert L. Keuch, Robert C. Mardian, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., William C. Smitherman, U.S. Atty., Ann Bowen, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for appellee.

Before DUNIWAY, KILKENNY and TRASK, Circuit Judges.

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Karen Duncan appeals from an order holding her in contempt of court for her refusal to answer certain questions before a grand jury. We affirm.

Duncan appeared before the grand jury on August 24, 1971. She refused to answer a number of questions, stating several reasons for refusing. At the conclusion of the questioning, her counsel were served with an application for an order requiring her...

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