BROWN v. UNITED STATES

No. 43.

356 U.S. 148 (1958)

BROWN v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Restored to the calendar for reargument June 10, 1957.

Reargued October 22, 1957.

Decided March 31, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Crockett, Jr. argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.

Ralph S. Spritzer argued the cause for the United States. On the briefs were Solicitor General Rankin, Warren Olney, III, then Assistant Attorney General, and Beatrice Rosenberg. Mr. Spritzer was also with them on the brief on the reargument.


MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a proceeding of summary disposition, under Rule 42 (a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,1 of a finding of criminal contempt committed in the actual presence of the court, the power to punish which is given by 18 U. S. C. § 401.2 The proceeding grew out of a suit for denaturalization brought against petitioner pursuant to §...

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