UNITED STATES v. CHACON

No. 81-1957.

663 F.2d 494 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Manuel Anselmo CHACON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald I. Bierman, Benedict P. Kuehne, Bierman, Sonnett, Beiley & Shohat P. A., Miami, Fla., on brief for appellant.

Henry Dargan McMaster, U. S. Atty., Columbia, S. C., Lionel S. Lofton, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charleston, S. C., on brief for appellee.

Before BUTZNER, WIDENER, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Manuel Anselmo Chacon appeals from an order of the district court holding him in contempt for refusing to answer questions before a grand jury. We affirm.

On April 27, 1981, Chacon entered a plea of guilty to a federal narcotics-related charge. He was sentenced to a five year prison term and fined $15,000. After commencement of his sentence, he was summoned to appear before a federal grand jury. Upon motion...

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