Dorsey K. Offutt v. United States

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

When the Supreme Court in Offutt v. United States, 348 U.S. 11, 1 75 S.Ct. 11, 99 L.Ed. 11 reversed our modified affirmance of the District Court’s conviction of appellant of criminal contempt it did so on the basis of the rule pronounced in Cooke v. United States, 267 U.S. 517, 45 S.Ct. 390, 69 L.Ed. 767. The Court regarded this decision as applicable because of the District Judge’s personal involvement in the incidents out of which the alleged contempt arose during the trial of United States v. Peckham. 2 The judge presided at the trial and appellant defended Peckham.…