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NILVA v. UNITED STATES

No. 37.

352 U.S. 385 (1957)

NILVA v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 25, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Gressman argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was John W. Graff.

Richard J. Blanchard argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Olney and Beatrice Rosenberg.

MR. JUSTICE BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case, a Federal District Court convicted an attorney of criminal contempt on three specifications for disobeying subpoenas duces tecum, and imposed a general sentence of imprisonment for a year and a day. Since the Government has abandoned two of the specifications, the principal questions are whether there is sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction on the third specification standing alone...

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