UNITED STATES v. CURCIO

No. 13002.

278 F.2d 95 (1960)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Charles CURCIO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Carbonaro, Chicago, Ill., Joseph H. Gaudielle, Hackensack, N. J. (Joseph I. Carbonaro, Chicago, Ill., on the brief), for appellant.

Edward Brodsky, Brooklyn, N. Y., William Esbitt, Joseph DeFranco, New York City (Chester A. Weidenburner, U. S. Atty., for the District of New Jersey, Newark, N. J., on the brief), for appellee.

Before GOODRICH, McLAUGHLIN and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.


McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was found guilty of contempt for refusing to answer questions before a federal grand jury1 after having been granted immunity under the Narcotic Control Act of 1956 (18 U.S.C. § 1406) and ordered by the court to answer the questions. He appeals.

In February, 1959 appellant appeared before a federal grand jury in the District of New Jersey. He was asked a series of questions regarding the...

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