U.S. v. ORTLIEB

No. 00-30895.

274 F.3d 871 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, United States Department of Justice, Appellee, v. Rene ORTLIEB, III, Defendant, Michael S. Fawer, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Jon Beste (argued), Claudius B. Modesti, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Crim. Div. Fraud Section, Washington, DC, for Appellee.

Herbert V. Larson, Jr. (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Appellant.

Before KING, Chief Judge, BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge, and SCHELL, District Judge.


SCHELL, District Judge:

Appellant Michael S. Fawer appeals his conviction and sentence after having been found guilty on each of three charges, or specifications, of criminal contempt in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 401(1). Fawer contends that the evidence was insufficient to support each specification of contempt, that the district judge erred in not recusing himself from hearing Specification No. 5, and that the sentence he received, consisting of both a...

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