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UNITED STATES v. PEARCE

No. 85-5158.

792 F.2d 397 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ronald T. PEARCE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. West, U.S. Atty., and David C. Shipman (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Harrisburg, Pa., for appellee.

Stephen Chadwick Smith (argued), Lock Haven, Pa., for appellant.

Before WEIS, HIGGINBOTHAM and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for criminal contempt in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Appellant Ronald Pearce was convicted and sentenced to two years' imprisonment for refusing to comply with a court order compelling him to testify before a grand jury. Because Pearce was denied the opportunity to raise the invalidity of the underlying order as a defense...

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