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WHITMAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 15416.

281 F.2d 59 (1960)

Alden WHITMAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 7, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Thurman Arnold and Gerhard P. Van Arkel, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. George Kaufmann, New York City, was on the brief, for appellant. Mr. David I. Shapiro, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. William Hitz, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., and Miss Doris H. Spangenburg, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, WASHINGTON and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Alden Whitman, a copy reader on the New York Times, was found guilty on all 19 counts of an indictment charging him with refusing to answer certain questions put to him by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee,1 and was given a suspended sentence of imprisonment for six months and a fine of $500. He appeals.

Whitman presents five arguments for reversal: (1) The scope of...

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