(Download) "United States v. Zwillman." by United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States v. Zwillman.
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Release Date : January 15, 1940
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
Description
In the month of August, 1939, the defendant-appellant appeared before a grand jury in the Southern District of New York pursuant to a subpoena which required him to testify to all and everything which he might know in regard to an alleged violation of Section 88 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C.A. § 88, which is the familiar statute denouncing conspiracies "to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose." The proceeding was a grand jury investigation under the title of United States v. John Doe. After being sworn and giving some testimony the defendant was asked the following questions which he refused to answer on the grounds hereinafter stated: