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UNITED STATES v. SHELTON

No. 1215-56.

148 F.Supp. 926 (1957)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Robert SHELTON, Defendant.

United States District Court D. Columbia, Criminal Division.

January 18, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and William Hitz, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., and John Silard, Washington, D. C., for defendant.

RIZLEY, District Judge.

It is charged by indictment in three counts that the defendant, Robert Shelton, in contempt of the lawful powers of Congress and contrary to law1, refused on January 6, 1956, to answer certain pertinent questions propounded to him by the Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security2 while under oath and appearing as a witness to testify in connection...

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