MATTER OF FEDERAL GRAND JURY FEB. 1987 TERM

Misc. No. 86-0116-P.

677 F.Supp. 26 (1988)

In the Matter of Proceedings Before the FEDERAL GRAND JURY FEBRUARY 1987 TERM (Barry GRIFFIN, a witness).

United States District Court, D. Maine.

January 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Groff, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, Me., for petitioner.

Daniel W. Bates, Portland, Me., for respondent.


GENE CARTER, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

This matter comes before the Court on Barry Griffin's Motion for Discharge from his current confinement for civil contempt, imposed after he refused to answer questions before the grand jury. For the reasons outlined below, the motion is denied.

Facts

In February 1986, Griffin was incarcerated at the federal prison in Sandstone, Minnesota, while serving a sixteen-year...

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