Anthony Lopiparo v. United States

SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment and order of the District Court committing the appellant, Anthony Lopiparo, for contempt for refusing to comply with an order of the court requiring him, as President of the Twin City Distributing Company, a corporation, of St. Louis, Missouri, to produce before the Grand Jury certain books of that Company.

On May 19, 1954, the appellant, with his counsel, was before the court in the presence of the Grand Jury. Counsel for the Government advised the court that the appellant, a witness who appeared before the Grand Jury under subpoena,…