IN RE BONGIORNO

No. 698, Docket 82-6289.

694 F.2d 917 (1982)

In re Grand Jury Witness Russell BONGIORNO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Elliot Wales, New York City, for appellant.

Ruth A. Nordenbrook, Asst. U.S. Atty., Brooklyn, N.Y. (Raymond J. Dearie, U.S. Atty., E.D.N.Y., Mary McGowan Davis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Brooklyn, N.Y., on the brief), for the U.S.

Before LUMBARD, FRIENDLY and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.


KEARSE, Circuit Judge:

Russell Bongiorno appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Mark A. Costantino, Judge, adjudging him to be in contempt of court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1826 (1976) for his refusal to answer questions posed by a federal grand jury after being ordered to do so by the court. Appellant challenges the contempt order on the grounds that (1) the hearing at which his contempt was adjudicated...

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