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PALMER v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-1013.

530 F.2d 787 (1976)

In re Ronnie Palmer. Ronnie PALMER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Officer, Clayton, Mo., filed brief for appellant.

Donald J. Stohr, U.S. Atty., and David D. Noce, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., filed brief for appellee.

Before LAY, HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The central issue raised in this appeal is whether a grand jury's request for handwriting exemplars is enforceable by the district court's contempt power authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 1826(a) (1970).

Ronnie Palmer appeals from his conviction for contempt in the district court1 following his refusal to furnish handwriting exemplars to a federal grand jury. Appellant was committed...

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