UNITED STATES v. THOMPSON

No. 342, Docket 28073.

319 F.2d 665 (1963)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Roland E. THOMPSON, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided June 10, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty., Southern District of New York (Arthur I. Rosett, Arnold N. Enker, Asst. U. S. Attys., of counsel), for appellee.

Havens, Wandless, Stitt & Tighe, New York City (Adelbert C. Matthews, Jr., Malvern Hill, Jr., New York City, of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

Before WATERMAN and KAUFMAN, Circuit Judges, and BRYAN, District Judge.


WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.

Roland E. Thompson appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Levet, J., holding him in contempt for failure to comply with a grand jury subpoena issued under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1783. We hold that the judgment below must be reversed.

Thompson is an American citizen who, since 1938, has resided in the Philippines where he has substantial business interests. During...

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