Legal Opinion
Blackmer v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 6, 1931No. Nos. 5131, 5132PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
In No. 5131, appellant, Harry M. Blackmer, was adjudged guilty of contempt of the Supreme Court of the District in failing to respond to a subpcena to appear on October 17,1927, as a witness on behalf of the United States at the trial of Harry F. Sinclair and Albert B. Fall in that court on a criminal charge of having conspired to defraud the United States in violation of section 37 of the Criminal Code (18 USCA § 88).
In No. 5132, a mistrial of the SinelairFall conspiracy ease having been declared on November 2, 1927, appellant was again subpoenaed to appear on Monday,…
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