U.S. v. MOURAD

No. 00-2456.

289 F.3d 174 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alphonse MOURAD, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Berman, with whom Berman & Dowell was on brief, for appellant.

Denise Jefferson Casper, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant-appellant Alphonse Mourad was convicted of criminal contempt for violating a court order. He appeals this conviction, claiming that the order was void and that his violation of it was not willful. Because we find that the order was not "transparently invalid," was in effect on the date of its transgression, and was willfully violated, we affirm the appellant's conviction.

I.

Alphonse Mourad was the president, sole shareholder...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases