United States v. George Remini

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• holding that advice of attorney is not a defense against contempt
• holding mistake of law was no defense to criminal contempt of court
• “Because the district court found that Remini intended to obstruct justice, the court’s choice of the Obstruction of Justice guideline was not in error.”
• Good faith misunderstanding of the law, including good faith reliance on the advice of counsel, is not a defense to a criminal contempt charge
• Good faith misunderstanding of the law, including good faith reliance on the advice of counsel, is not a defense to a criminal contempt charge
• organized crime witness claimed good faith reliance on the advice of counsel justified his criminal contempt and that his willfulness was negated by a good faith refusal to testify

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).