Legal Opinion
Quinn v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 13, 1953No. 11081PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was indicted 'for refusing to answer a question asked by a subcommittee of the Committee on Un-American Activities of the House of Representatives. The question was whether he was or ever had 'been a member of the Communist Party, tie was tried by a judge of the District Court without a jury and was convicted.
*22When appellant was asked the crucial question before the subcommittee, the following colloquy occurred:
“Mr. Quinn. I would like to make a statement along the lines that Mr. . Fitzpatrick made yesterday in regard to a question of that' nature. I feel…
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Quinn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- John A. Naples v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Bart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Emspak v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Ben Gold v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
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