United States v. John Allen Powers William Nichols, Contemnor/appellant

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1980-10-06

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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 th…

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