Legal Opinion
State v. James
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 1, 1950No. 31063PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeals, J.
By information filed August 10, 1948, by the prosecuting attorney for King county, the defendant Burton James was charged with
“. . . the crime of Wilful Refusal to Answer Proper and Material Question Before Legislative Committee, committed as follows:
“He, the said Burton James, in the County of King, State of Washington, on or about the 22nd day of July, 1948, having been duly summoned to attend as a witness before the legislative Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities, a legislative committee of the State of Washington authorized by law to summon witnesses, wilfully refused to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Twining v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- United States v. MurdockSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Sinclair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Mead School District No. 354 v. Mead Education Ass'nWashington Supreme Court · 1975
- Eastham v. ArndtCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1981
- State Ex Rel. James v. AronsonMontana Supreme Court · 1957
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