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UNITED STATES v. NORRIS

No. 600.

300 U.S. 564 (1937)

57 S.Ct. 535

81 L.Ed. 808

UNITED STATES v. NORRIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 29, 1937.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles E. Wyzanski, Jr., with whom Solicitor General Reed, Assistant Attorney General McMahon, and Mr. William W. Barron were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. William E. Shuman for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The record in this case presents an important question of federal criminal law which has not been settled by our decisions. Does retraction neutralize false testimony previously given and exculpate the witness of perjury?1

April 10, 1930, the United States Senate, by resolution, empowered the Vice-President to appoint a special committee...

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