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UNITED STATES v. POWERS

No. 79-1697.

629 F.2d 619 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. John Allen POWERS et al. Defendants, William Nichols, Contemnor/Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Peter Klahr, Phoenix, Ariz., for contemnor/appellant.

Truman R. Young, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff/appellee.

Before TANG, SKOPIL and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.

SKOPIL, Circuit Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is an appeal from a ninety-day criminal contempt sentence. Contemnor William Nichols argues that the district court exceeded its authority under Fed.R.Crim.P. 42 by incarcerating him without bail pending a contempt hearing and by holding the contempt hearing two days after conclusion of the trial. Our review of the record convinces us that the district court confused the various forms of contempt proceedings. We find...

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