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IN RE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS

No. 88-1604.

859 F.2d 1021 (1988)

In re GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS. Appeal of John DOE.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 11, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot D. Lobel, Barry M. Altman and Peckham, Lobel, Casey & Tye, Boston, Mass., on brief, for appellant.

Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan, Sp. Atty., Dept. of Justice, and Frank L. McNamara, Jr., U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, BOWNES and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, an immunized witness, appeals from the district court's order of contempt which followed his refusal to testify before a grand jury as directed by the court.

I.

A special grand jury for the District of Massachusetts has been investigating illegal gambling, including official protection allegedly rendered by a corrupt Massachusetts State Police Officer. On February 2, 1988, the grand jury returned an indictment against...

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