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IN RE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS

No. 76-3195 Summary Calendar.

541 F.2d 464 (1976)

In re GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard SHOCKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 12, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward T. M. Garland, Cliffe Lane Gort, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, U. S. Atty., James E. Fagan, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GOLDBERG and GEE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Richard Shocker appeals his adjudication of civil contempt for refusing to furnish handwriting exemplars in connection with a grand jury investigation. A careful examination of his several complaints—the major burden of which is that he was justified in refusing to provide the exemplars since they were sought for harassment, could have been obtained elsewhere, etc.—establishes that, with one exception, they are meritless. The order of commitment...

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