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UNITED STATES v. BROWN

No. 7353.

116 F.2d 455 (1940)

UNITED STATES v. BROWN.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

December 20, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Hess, of Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

J. Albert Woll, of Washington, D. C., and Paul M. Plunkett, Asst. Dist. Atty., of Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before SPARKS, MAJOR, and TREANOR, Circuit Judges.

MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the District Court entered May 21, 1940, adjudging the defendant guilty of contempt of court and imposing a six months' jail sentence.

The Presentment by the Grand Jury charged the defendant and one Goldstein with conduct and testimony before the Grand Jury constituting wilful obstruction of an investigation then in progress. After a hearing, at which oral...

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