IN RE FEDERAL GRAND JURY WITNESS

No. 79-1228.

597 F.2d 1166 (1979)

In re FEDERAL GRAND JURY WITNESS. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert Lawrence LEMIEUX, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter B. Nash, III, Tucson, Ariz., for appellant.

John G. Hawkins, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for appellee.

Before HUFSTEDLER, TRASK and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Robert Lawrence Lemieux appeals his commitment for civil contempt after he refused to answer questions under a grant of immunity before a federal grand jury. He argues that his testimony could leak out and subject him to prosecution in Mexico and elsewhere. He therefore contends that the Fifth Amendment shields him from the duty to testify.

The law of this circuit denies relief. In re Weir, 495 F.2d 879...

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