SACHER v. UNITED STATES

No. 13302.

252 F.2d 828 (1958)

Harry SACHER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Telford Taylor, New York City, with whom Mr. David Rein, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellant.

Mr. William Hitz, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., Lewis Carroll, John D. Lane and Harold D. Rhynedance, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, Chief Judge, and PRETTYMAN, WILBUR K. MILLER, BAZELON, FAHY, WASHINGTON, DANAHER, BASTIAN and BURGER, Circuit Judges, sitting en banc.


Decided January 31, 1958. Judgment Reversed 78 S.Ct. 842.

BURGER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Harry Sacher was convicted in the District Court under a three count indictment which charged him with violation of 2 U.S.C.A. § 192 for having refused to answer three questions1 of a subcommittee of a Senate Committee which questions were found to be pertinent to a subject then under inquiry.2 Appellant...

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