Legal Opinion

Marcello v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 22, 1952No. 13773PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment finding the appellant guilty of contempt of the United States Senate in violation of Title 2,. U.S.C.A. § 192, which reads:

“Every person who having been summoned' as a witness by the authority of either House of Congress to give testimony or to produce papers upon any matter under inquiry before either House, or any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or any committee of either House of Congress, willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Rogers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  5. Sinclair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. Watkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Emspak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. The Black Panther Party v. William French Smith, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  4. United States v. Carlos MarcelloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. United States v. William C. Brickey, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970

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