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MATTER OF WELLINS

No. 80-1532.

627 F.2d 969 (1980)

In the Matter of Richard WELLINS, a Witness before the Grand Jury. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard WELLINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

September 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor Sherman, Nasatir, Sherman, Hirsch & Re, Los Angeles, Cal., Alan I. Karten, Miami, Fla., on brief, for defendant-appellant.

James P. Walsh, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Robert L. Brosio, Andrea Sheridan Ordin, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FLETCHER, ALARCON and CANBY, Circuit Judges.

ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Richard Wellins has appealed from the order of the district court adjudging him in contempt for his refusal to testify as a witness before the Grand Jury after having been granted use immunity.

Wellins contends that he should not be compelled to testify before the Grand Jury because of the promise made to him by agents of the government that "information supplied by appellant would be kept confidential between the office of the United...

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