By: Derek Hawkins//July 6, 2017//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America v. Chinyere Alex Ogoke
Case No.: 16-1297
Officials: BAUER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and
DEGUILIO,* District Judge.
Focus: Contempt – Closing Argument
Attorney Michael Leonard was convicted of contempt under 18 U.S.C. §§ 401(1) and (3) after he made a closing argument, in violation of the district court’s written order, regarding a witness who did not testify at trial. He appeals his conviction on both substantive and procedural grounds. We affirm.
Affirmed