WYMAN v. UPHAUS

No. 4829.

102 N.H. 461 (1960)

LOUIS C. WYMAN, Attorney General v. WILLARD UPHAUS.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided March 31, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis C. Wyman, Attorney General (by brief and orally), pro se.

Nighswander, Lord & Bownes and Royal W. France (of N. Y.) (Mr. Bownes orally), for the defendant.

James C. Cleveland and Howard S. Whiteside (of Massachusetts) (Mr. Whiteside orally), for Hugo DeGregory, amicus curiae.


WHEELER, J.

The chief contention of the defendant is that the Superior Court was without jurisdiction to find him in contempt because the statute authorizing the investigation expired on June 30, 1957, by express provision of chapter 197, Laws 1955.

In determining the validity of this argument it is necessary to examine the legislative history in the field of subversive activities in order to ascertain the legislative intent with respect to investigations...

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