Legal Opinion

John Rogers MacKenzie v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 2, 1957No. 14745_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge.

This is the third case in a series having similar facts involving conviction for refusal to answer questions propounded by a Congressional committee. AH involve the question of Fifth Amendment coverage.

The first case was Simpson v. United States, 9 Cir., 241 F.2d 222. The second was Wollam v. United States, 9 Cir., 244 F.2d 212.

To give the setting as the trial court had it, we set forth the record of the examination of MacKenzie which was received in evidence:

“Testimony of John MacKenzie, Accompanied by His Attorney, Irvin Goodman
“Mr. Kunzig. Would you give your full…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Herbert Simpson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
  2. Donald M. Wollam v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Sandra (Claretta) Hashagen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
  2. Dean Shendal v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
  3. United States v. Len ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
  4. In the Matter of Leslie H. Atterbury. (A Witness Subpoenaed Before the Federal Grand Jury.)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
  5. Joanne Shane v. United States of America, Sally Ann Hitson, Shirley Joyce McGowan and Betty Lou Hammett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960

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