State v. Kasherman

Certiorari to review a judgment convicting defendant of contempt and sentencing him to imprisonment for 90 days. The offense was the refusal of Kasherman to answer certain questions put to him by the grand jury of Hennepin county.

The arguments, that before being adjudged guilty of contempt defendant was entitled to a ruling from the district court that the questions were legally proper, and that in any event he was not obliged to answer because they had to do with an offense which, if committed, was barred by the statute of limitations, may be considered together. Such claims misconceive the…