UNITED STATES v. RYAN

Nos. 85-2946, 85-3007.

810 F.2d 650 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patrick RYAN and William Schwener, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Costello, Costello Long & Young & Dvorak, Ltd., Peter K. Woody, Springfield, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Larry A. Mackey, U.S. Atty., K. Tate Chambers, Asst. U.S. Atty., Gerald D. Fines, U.S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POSNER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Schwener and Ryan were each placed in civil contempt for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury. Each defendant failed to purge himself of the civil contempt, and each was subsequently convicted of criminal contempt for the same refusal to testify. They now appeal their convictions, arguing, inter alia, that the criminal contempt proceedings against them were barred by the double jeopardy clause and by res judicata...

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