Legal Opinion
John Shields Daschbach v. United States of America, Terry Pettus v. United States of America, Herbert J. Phillips v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1958No. 14321-14323PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
These criminal contempt proceedings are an outgrowth of United States v. Huff, a Smith Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2385, case in which judgments of conviction were recently reversed.1
John Shields Daschbach and Terry Pettus, defendants in the principal case, *688took the witness stand, but refused to answer certain questions on cross-examination. Herbert J. Phillips was called as a witness for the defendants in the principal action. He likewise refused to answer certain questions on cross-examination.
In each instance, the trial judge held the witness to be in contempt as soon as the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Oleta O'COnnOr Yates v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Oleta O'COnnOr Yates v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Yates v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Bobby G. SealeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Amadio PetitoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Manuel Glenn AbascalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. John MonteleoneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John DOE, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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