Nilva v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1957-04-08

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Mr. Justice Burton delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case, a Federal District Court convicted an attorney of criminal contempt on three specifications for disobeying subpoenas duces tecum, and imposed a general sentence of imprisonment for a year and a day. Since the Government has abandoned two of the specifications, the principal questions are whether there is sufficient evidence to susta…

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