IN RE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS, GRAND JURY NO. 87-4

Nos. 88-5610, 88-5611.

856 F.2d 685 (1988)

In re GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS, GRAND JURY NO. 87-4, EMPANELED SEPTEMBER 9, 1987 (Two Cases). UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. (UNDER SEAL), Defendant-Appellant (Two Cases).

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Kenneth Zwerling, Alexandria, Va., (Michael Hardy, Arthur R. Black, Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, New York City, on brief), for defendant-appellant.

Henry E. Hudson, U.S. Atty. (William Otis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Lawrence J. Leiser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Leslie A. Hulse, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and ERVIN, Circuit Judges.


ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

Vernon Bellecourt, Bill Means and Bob Brown were called to testify before a federal grand jury which was investigating possible illegal activities of a number of people, including the officers of the Peoples' Committee for Libyan Students. When the men refused to testify before the grand jury despite grants of use immunity, the district court found them in contempt. They appeal that finding. We affirm.

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