United States v. St. Pierre

132 F.2d 837 (1942)

UNITED STATES

v.

ST. PIERRE.

No. 107.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

December 15, 1942.

Edward V. Broderick, of New York City, for appellant.

Silvio J. Mollo, and Mathias F. Correa, U. S. Atty., both of New York City (Keith Brown, Asst. U. S. Atty., of New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before L. HAND, CLARK, and FRANK, Circuit Judges.

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

St. Pierre, the respondent, appeals from an order of the district court, sentencing him for criminal contempt in refusing to answer a question put to him before a grand jury. He had refused to answer…