In Re Michael

A Federal District Court, after a hearing, adjudged that the petitioner was guilty of contempt on findings that he had given “false and evasive” testimony before a Grand Jury which “obstructed the said Grand Jury in its inquiry and the due administration of justice.” A sentence of six months imprisonment was imposed. The Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed the evidence, found that the petitioner had not been “contumacious or obstreperous,” had not refused to answer questions, and that his testimony could not “fairly be characterized as unresponsive in failing to give direct answers to the…