Biography
Veronica Vigil was jailed for civil contempt after refusing to answer a federal grand jury’s questions in a Colorado bombing investigation. The appellate court records that she was confined after the August 22, 1975 hearing and that her request for a stay was denied on September 9. Her arguments about surveillance, marital privilege and compelled testimony were rejected. A contemporary report on the Chicano defense movement still identified her as jailed in early 1976. The date of her physical release is unresolved.
Veronica Vigil was jailed for civil contempt after refusing to answer a federal grand jury’s questions in a Colorado bombing investigation. The appellate court records that she was confined after the August 22, 1975 hearing and that her request for a stay was denied on September 9. Her arguments about surveillance, marital privilege and compelled testimony were rejected. A contemporary report on the Chicano defense movement still identified her as jailed in early 1976. The date of her physical release is unresolved.
The Militant, February 20, 1976, volume40 number7, PDF page 23; In re Veronica Vigil, 524 F.2d 209 (10th Cir.1975), original appellate opinion.
