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MATTER OF SPECIAL FEDERAL GRAND JURY

No. 86-5883.

809 F.2d 1023 (1987)

In the Matter of the SPECIAL FEDERAL GRAND JURY EMPANELLED OCTOBER 31, 1985. Appeal of John DOE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 23, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 24, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Costello, Phelan & Costello, P.C., New York City, Paul Shechtmann, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Maria E. Beardell, Sp. Atty. Newark Strike Force, Roger Bernstein, U.S. Atty's. Office, Newark, N.J., for appellee.

Before SEITZ, BECKER and MANSMANN, Circuit Judges.

Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) January 8, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 24, 1987.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal from an order of civil contempt, we hold that a grand jury witness is not forced to become "a witness against himself" within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment if compelled to provide "normal" handwriting exemplars with a "backward slant" when backhand is concededly...

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