UNITED STATES v. COPLON

No. 16288.

339 F.2d 192 (1964)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Earl COPLON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

December 10, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Schwartz, Jr., Columbus, Ohio, Timothy S. Hogan, Cincinnati, Ohio, for appellant.

Brian Gettings, William Lynch, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Joseph P. Kinneary, U. S. Atty., Arnold Morelli, First Asst. U. S. Atty., Cincinnati, Ohio, for appellee.

Before WEICK, Chief Judge, and CECIL and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Coplon refused to answer certain questions that were directed to him as a witness before a grand jury, pleading privilege against self-incrimination. On December 9, 1964, he was brought before the Honorable John W. Peck, U. S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, who explained to him that pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 409(l) he would be immune from any prosecution, federal or state...

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