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Argued October 18, 1948.
Decided November 22, 1948.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mr. O. John Rogge, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Mr. John F. Davis, of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.
Messrs. John S. Pratt, Sp. Asst. to the Atty. Gen., and a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Ohio, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, and James W. Knapp, of Washington, D. C., Attorney, Department of Justice, with whom Mr. George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee. Messrs. Sidney S. Sachs and John D. Lane, Asst. U. S. Attys., both of Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellee.
Before EDGERTON, CLARK, and PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant has been convicted of perjury as a witness before the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. The sufficiency of the evidence that he gave false answers under oath is not disputed. Neither is the authority of the Committee, when sitting, to ask the questions. Appellant's chief contention is that the Committee was not sitting.
The Committee had 25 members...
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