UNITED STATES v. TRUDELL

No. 77-1295.

563 F.2d 889 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John Francis TRUDELL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 12, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry H. Gilbert, Cleveland, Ohio, argued and filed brief for appellant.

Gary Annear, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fargo, N. D., (argued) and James R. Britton, U. S. Atty., Fargo, N. D., on brief, for appellee.

Before STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge, MARKEY, Chief Judge, and WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.


WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant John Francis Trudell was convicted of criminal contempt in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 401(3).1 He was sentenced by the District Court to the custody of the Attorney General for a term of sixty days.

On appeal, appellant contends (1) that the District Court's Standing Order, which he was found to have violated, is both vague and overbroad, (2) that the evidence was insufficient to establish a...

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