UNITED STATES v. BERARDELLI

No. 1274, Docket 77-1132.

565 F.2d 24 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Arthur BERARDELLI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal J. Hurwitz, New York City (Lawrence S. Bader, Segal & Hundley, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jacob Laufer, Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., Eastern District of New York, New York City (David G. Trager, U. S. Atty., Bernard J. Fried, Asst. U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., Peter D. Sudler, Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., Eastern District of New York, of counsel), for appellee.

Before FRIENDLY, TIMBERS and MESKILL, Circuit Judges.


MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Berardelli appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York after a two-day trial before Judge Bartels and a jury. He was found guilty of criminal contempt for refusing to testify at a criminal trial after being granted immunity and ordered to answer by Judge Bartels. We affirm the conviction.

I. FACTS.

In late July of 1973, Berardelli was awaiting sentencing...

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