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UNITED STATES v. YELLIN

No. 13097.

287 F.2d 292 (1961)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward YELLIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor Rabinowitz, New York City, Burton D. Wechsler, Gary, Ind., for appellant.

J. Walter Yeagley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Internal Security Division, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Kenneth C. Raub, U. S. Atty., Hammond, Ind., Kevin T. Maroney, Lee B. Anderson, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before SCHNACKENBERG, KNOCH and CASTLE, Circuit Judges.

KNOCH, Circuit Judge.

Defendant was indicted in five counts for the offense of contempt of Congress, in violation of Title 2 U.S.C.A. § 192,1 in willfully refusing to answer questions pertinent to the subject then under inquiry2 by the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American activities. Each count alleged refusal to answer a single question. The fifth...

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