Legal Opinion
Goodman v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1939No. 9357, 9358, 9381, 9382PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
Involved here are appeals from an order of the District Court directing appellant to take an oath of secrecy before the grand jujy convened in the district, and from a later order adjudging her in contempt for refusing to take the oath.
Four appeals have been prosecuted, two from the order directing the taking of the oath, and two from the judgment in contempt. The duplicate appeals were precautionary, counsel being in doubt whether the orders are civil or criminal in nature. The Government has moved to dismiss the appeals from the order directing the taking of the oath…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Gitlow v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Sherrie Bursey and Brenda Joyce Presley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. SmythDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1952
- In the Matter of the April 1956 Term Grand Jury. Byron A. Cain and Sally Cain v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- In Re Grand Jury Investigation No. 78-184. Sells, Inc., Peter A. Sells, Fred R. Witte v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- People v. DupreeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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