Contempt – Closing Argument

By: Derek Hawkins//July 6, 2017//

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7^th 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

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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