Legal Opinion

Edmund Milton James v. United States of America, Harold Nevers v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 10, 1960No. 16355_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MATTHES, Circuit Judge.

In this criminal contempt proceeding, the request of appellants Edmund Milton James and Harold Nevers for a jury trial was denied, they were tried by the court and found guilty. Pursuant to the power vested by Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 401, James was sentenced to imprisonment for 18 months and Nevers for 6 months, and judgments of conviction were entered by the trial court on June 11, 1959. A seasonable appeal was perfected by both James and Nevers, and the appeals were set for hearing on November 20, 1959. At the request of counsel for both appellants, with no objection by…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Pollard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Fiswick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Emil Richard Yates v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
  2. The North American Coal Corporation v. Local Union 2262, United Mine Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
  3. United States v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. In the Matter of Application to Adjudge Roe Van Meter in Criminal Contempt. Roe Van MeterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
  5. United States v. PyleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981

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