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GRUMMAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 15747.

294 F.2d 708 (1961)

Frank GRUMMAN, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1961.

Petition for Rehearing Denied August 1, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. David Rein, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Joseph Forer, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. William Hitz, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., at the time of argument, Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., at the time of argument, and Miss Doris H. Spangenburg, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before Mr. Justice REED, retired, BAZELON and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.

BASTIAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted of the offense of contempt of Congress because of his refusal to answer a question put to him by a member of a subcommittee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities at hearings held in Washington, D. C., on July 18, 1957.

The Committee on Un-American Activities is a standing committee of the House of Representatives, elected at the commencement of each Congress.1...

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