LEVINE v. UNITED STATES

No. 164.

362 U.S. 610 (1960)

LEVINE v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 23, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myron L. Shapiro argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was J. Bertram Wegman.

Philip R. Monahan argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Wilkey and Robert S. Erdahl.


MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a prosecution for contempt arising from petitioner's refusal to answer a series of questions propounded to him by a federal grand jury. In every respect but one, this case is a replica of Brown v. United States, 359 U.S. 41, and as to all common issues it is controlled by that case. In Brown, however, we expressly declined to decide the effect of...

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