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UNITED STATES v. CROPPER

No. 71-2703.

454 F.2d 215 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee CROPPER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Mack Ausburn, San Antonio, Tex., Robert Eugene Smith, Towson, Md., for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., Charles A. Pannell, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., J. Robert Sparks, Trial Atty., Organized Crim. Strike Force, Atlanta Field Office, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal from a contempt citation challenges the constitutionality of the recently revised federal immunity statute 18 U.S.C. § 6001 et seq., passed as part of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970. Appellant Lee Cropper, a Texas resident, was subpoenaed by the United States to appeal before a federal Grand Jury in Atlanta, Georgia in connection with an investigation of possible criminal income tax violations on the part of...

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