Christoffel v. United States

The appellant was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of perjury as a witness before the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. He appealed to this court and his conviction was affirmed. Christoffel v. United States, 84 U.S.App.D.C. 132, 171 F.2d 1004 (1948). The Supreme Court reversed, and remanded the case for proceedings in conformity with its opinion. 338 U.S. 84, 69 S.Ct. 1447, 93 L.Ed. 1826 (1949). The case was then retried in the District Court and the appellant, on March 14, 1950, was again convicted and was sentenced…