UNITED STATES v. KEENEY

Cr. No. 870-52.

111 F.Supp. 233 (1953)

UNITED STATES v. KEENEY.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

March 17, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Irelan, U. S. Atty., and William Hitz, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for United States.

Allan R. Rosenberg, of Washington, D. C., and Frank J. Donner, of New York City, for defendant.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

In view of the importance and the novel character of the questions presented in this case, the Court will state its views on the motion for a judgment of acquittal, made by defense counsel, somewhat more fully than it ordinarily does.

This is a prosecution for a contempt of Congress brought under U.S.C.A., Title 2, Section 192, the contempt consisting of a refusal on the part of the defendant to answer a question, while testifying...

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