United States v. Docherty

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

This appeal from an order 1 granting the petition for naturalization of the ap-pellee, George Blakemore Docherty, presents a single question of law. This is: May it be found and held that an applicant for admission to citizenship who, while under oath, on his preliminary examination, in order to facilitate and insure his naturalization and thus obtain citizenship, gave false answers to material questions concerning his record of criminal arrests, prosecution and convictions, has established the good moral character the act requires, and is entitled to an affirmance of…