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IN RE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS

No. 75-3413 Summary Calendar.

522 F.2d 196 (1975)

In re GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Theodore WOROBYZT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 17, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Shafer, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., Marty Steinberg, Sp. Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Atlanta, Ga., Ann Wallace, Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Atlee Wampler, Chief, Miami Strike Force, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and GODBOLD and GEE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 17, 1975.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a civil contempt order entered pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1826(a), which allows the court to confine a recalcitrant witness as a means of compelling him to testify. Appellant was subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury concerning a gambling violation. He there refused to answer certain questions, asserting that they were founded upon information derived...

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