UNITED STATES v. HAWKINS

No. 74-2177.

501 F.2d 1029 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth HAWKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied December 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Stevenson, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Marvin L. Gray, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, KILKENNY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied December 16, 1974. See 95 S.Ct. 668.

PER CURIAM:

Hawkins appeals from the issuance of an order of civil contempt against him following his refusal to give writing exemplars to the grand jury. We affirm.

On two occasions Hawkins was taken from prison under a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum, brought before a grand jury, and asked to give writing exemplars. He refused on both occasions. Following his first refusal, the district...

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