DAVIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 13373.

269 F.2d 357 (1959)

Horace Chandler DAVIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

August 21, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Wittenberg, New York City (Philip Wittenberg, Irving Like, New York City, of counsel, Wittenberg, Carrington & Farnsworth, New York City, on the brief), for appellant.

Wendell A. Miles, Grand Rapids, Mich. (Wendell A. Miles, U. S. Atty., Grand Rapids, Mich., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MILLER, Circuit Judge, and JONES, District Judge.


SHACKELFORD MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The appellant was indicted under a twenty-six count indictment for contempt of Congress in violation of Sec. 192, Title 2 U.S.Code. He was tried by the Court without a jury. The District Judge treated the twenty-six counts as charging only one offense, made a finding of guilty, and imposed a fine of $250.00 and imprisonment for a period of six months. Judgment was stayed pending this appeal.

Appellant had been a student...

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