COLLINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 16379.

269 F.2d 745 (1959)

Theodore COLLINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

August 7, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Bucher, Henry W. Low, Los Angeles, Cal., Manuel L. Real, San Pedro, Cal., for appellant.

Laughlin E. Waters, U. S. Atty., Max H. Goldschein, Philip T. White, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before BARNES, HAMLEY and JERTBERG, Circuit Judges.


JERTBERG, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of criminal contempt. Appellant was convicted under Section 401 of Title 18 U.S.C., on the basis of his testimony before a United States grand jury, and sentenced to custody for a period of three years.

The grand jury investigation, from which appellant's conviction arose, was an attempt to determine whether the murder of Cecil (Hardrock) Thomas on October 27, 1957 was committed to prevent him from...

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