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LIVERIGHT v. UNITED STATES

No. 13871.

280 F.2d 708 (1960)

Herman LIVERIGHT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 18, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Harry I. Rand, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. William Hitz, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., Carl W. Belcher, Lewis Carroll, and Harold D. Rhynedance, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief for appellee.

Mr. John D. Lane, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before WASHINGTON, BASTIAN and BURGER, Circuit Judges.

BURGER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted after jury trial on 14 counts of a 15 count indictment for refusing to answer pertinent questions before the Internal Security Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate.* The questions were asked during the course of an executive session and later at a public hearing before the Subcommittee.1 Appellant was sentenced to three months...

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