In Re Isserman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Weintraub, C. J.

Petitioner represented one of 11 Communist Party leaders in their trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for violation of the Smith Act, 18 U. S. C. A. § 2385. See Dennis v. United States, 341 U. S. 494, 71 S. Ct. 857, 95 L. Ed. 1137 (1951). At the end of the trial, the presiding judge signed a certificate adjudging petitioner and other counsel guilty of contempt. United States v. Sacher, 9 F. R. D. 394 (D. C. S. D. N. Y. 1949). Petitioner was sentenced to a term of four months. His conviction…