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U.S. v. MURPHY

Nos. 02-4005, 02-4006.

326 F.3d 501 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence MURPHY, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence Murphy, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 16, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jeanette Doran Brooks, Research and Writing Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Michael Gordon James, Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Stephen C. Gordon, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Frank D. Whitney, United States Attorney, Anne M. Hayes, Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, MOTZ, Circuit Judge, and BEAM, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, sitting by designation.

Vacated by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINS wrote the opinion, in which Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ and Senior Judge BEAM joined.

OPINION

WILKINS, Chief Judge:

Lawrence Murphy appeals a district court order adjudging him guilty of three counts of criminal contempt. Murphy argues that his actions constituted only a single contempt offense. We vacate two of the contempt convictions and sentences.

I.

Murphy pleaded guilty to one...

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