Legal Opinion
Quinn v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 23, 1955No. 8PublishedCited by 347 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
Petitioner was convicted of contempt of Congress under 2 U. S. C. § 192 in the District Court for the District of Columbia. Section 192 provides for the punishment of any witness before a congressional committee “who . . . refuses to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry . ...” 1 On appeal, the Court of Appeals *157for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the conviction and remanded the case for a new trial.2 Claiming that the Court of Appeals should have directed an acquittal, petitioner applied to this Court for certiorari. We granted the writ because of the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Twining v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Kilbourn v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by347 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Tehan v. United States Ex Rel. ShottSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. HaldemanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
342 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.