Legal Opinion

United States v. Norris

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 29, 1937No. 600PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts

The record in this case presents an important question of federal criminal law which has not been settled by our decisions. Does retraction neutralize false testimony previously given and exculpate the witness of perjury?

April 10, 1930, the United States Senate,'by resolution, empowered the Vice-President to appoint a special committee to investigate campaign expenditures of candidates for the Senate, the committee to sit at such times and places as it should deem proper, to require attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers, and to act by any subcommittee. Failure to obey…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McGrain v. DaughertySupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. Barry v. United States Ex Rel. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  3. People v. GilletteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  4. Brannen v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  5. State ex rel. Smith v. MarshNebraska Supreme Court · 1930

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  5. United States v. David H. MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980

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