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UNITED STATES v. FITZGERALD

No. 380, Docket 23803.

235 F.2d 453 (1956)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward J. FITZGERALD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided July 6, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton H. Friedman, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas A. Bolan, Asst. U. S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., New York City (Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty., New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and FRANK and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a judgment convicting appellant of contempt of court as a result of his refusal to testify before a grand jury in conformity with an order issued under authority of the Compulsory Testimony Act of 1954, 18 U.S.C. § 3486, as amended. On July 25, 1955, the United States Attorney presented to Judge Dawson an application for an order instructing appellant to answer questions which he had refused to answer before the grand jury and...

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