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IN RE McELRATH

Nos. 13787 and 13808, 13788 and 13809, 13789 and 13810, 13790 and 13811.

248 F.2d 612 (1957)

In re Robert McELRATH, Appellant. In re Wilfred M. OKA, Appellant. In re Myer C. SYMONDS, Appellant. In re Harold GLASSER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 5, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. David Rein, Washington, D. C., for appellants McElrath, Oka and Symonds.

Mr. Joseph Forer, Washington, D. C., for appellant Glasser.

Mr. J. G. Sourwine for the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate and the Internal Security Subcommittee of the United States Senate.

Before EDGERTON, Chief Judge, and PRETTYMAN, WILBUR K. MILLER, BAZELON, FAHY, WASHINGTON, DANAHER, BASTIAN and BURGER, Circuit Judges, sitting

EDGERTON, Chief Judge, with whom Judges Bazelon, Fahy and Washington, concur.

These cases involve an Act of Congress which provides that in certain circumstances a witness may be granted immunity from prosecution and may then be required to give testimony that would otherwise incriminate him. 18 U.S.C. (Supp. IV) § 3486, 68 Stat. 745, Act of August 20, 1954. The Supreme Court has applied subsection (c) of this Act, which deals with witnesses before a court or...

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