UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

Nos. 84-1148, 84-1178.

736 F.2d 358 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marlon Louis JOHNSON, et al., Defendants, Timothy Duane Neal, Witness-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Federal Defender Office, Kenneth R. Sasse (argued), Detroit, Mich., for witness-appellant.

Leonard R. Gilman, U.S. Atty., Karen Reynolds (argued), Detroit, Mich., for U.S.

Before KENNEDY, JONES and CONTIE, Circuit Judges.


CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

Timothy Duane Neal appeals a judgment of civil contempt entered in the above-captioned case. During a pretrial hearing, Neal stated his intention to refuse to testify at the upcoming criminal trial of Marlon Louis Johnson and Bennie Johnson. The district court then held Neal in civil contempt. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.1 We reverse.

I.

The facts underlying this appeal are...

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