IN RE POUTRE

No. 79-1199.

602 F.2d 1004 (1979)

In re William F. POUTRE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. DiMento, Boston, Mass., with whom DiMento & Sullivan, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant.

Charles E. Chase, Asst. U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., with whom Edward F. Harrington, U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.


COFFIN, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court finding appellant in contempt as a recalcitrant witness before a grand jury, 28 U.S.C. § 1826. The court's order of confinement has been stayed pending disposition of this appeal.

Pursuant to an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service of one Petruzziello, appellant was interviewed seven times by government agents concerning his knowledge

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