United States v. Seeger

WEINFELD, District Judge.

The Government moves to quash a subpoena served by the defendant upon a member of Congress, the Chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, commanding the latter’s appearance as a defense witness at the trial set for March 21, 1960 upon the ground that compliance therewith would be unreasonable and oppressive. 1

The defendant is charged with wilful refusal to answer pertinent questions put to him during the course of the Committee’s investigation in violation of Title 2 U.S.C.A., section 192. The defendant’s counsel has submitted an affidavit in which he…