IN RE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS

No. 81-3334 Summary Calendar.

652 F.2d 413 (1981)

In re GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS. Appeal of William T. BURNS.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank G. DeSalvo, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Harry William McSherry, Michael Schatzow, Asst. U. S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for the United States.

Before GEE, RUBIN and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Burns brings this expedited appeal from an order incarcerating him for civil contempt. His brief relates the facts:

The facts in the instant case are uncontested. Appellant was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Prior to the jury's returning a verdict, Burns indicated that he would cooperate with the government regardless of the verdict. However, several days after his conviction, the government's main witness .....

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