Legal Opinion
Harry Sacher v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 6, 1957No. 13302PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Sacher, was subpoenaed and appeared as a witness before the Subcommittee on Internal Security of the Senate Judiciary Committee where he refused to answer questions as to past or present membership in the Communist Party. He was cited for contempt and thereafter indicted on three counts under Title 2 U.S.C.A. § 192, 1 found guilty on all three counts and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of $1000. He appeals from a conviction after trial in the district court, having waived a jury trial.
The indictment charges that on April 19,1955 Sacher…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Quinn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Barsky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- United States v. OrmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Bowers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- John T. Watkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. CrossDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1959
- Sacher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. Peter SeegerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Harry Sacher v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Herbert Simpson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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