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Supreme Court — Part 13
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Sacher vy. U, S, (1957) 354 U.S. 930. «5 > ou ar
Prosecution for refusal to answer questions concerning Communist
Party membership asked by Senate Subcommittee investigating recantation
of testimony by other witnesses who had given evidence before Snbcommttee
to expose Communist conspiracy, in view of hearsay information linking
witness with Communist Party, the latter with conspiracy to bring about
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recantation, and witness with alleged coaspira
Judgment affirmed.
The U0. S. Supreme Court, per curiam: The judgment of the Court
of Appeals is vacated and the case is remanded for consideration in light
of Watkins v. DB, S, 354 U.S. 178.
Raley et al, v. Qhio (1957) 354 U.S, 929.
Witnesses before Ohio Un-American Activities Commission were
found guilty of contempt for refusal to answer questions. The Ohio
Supreme Court held that where statutory immunity granted witness before
the Ohio Un~American Activities Commission afforded witness as much
protection against self-incrimination as that to which witness was
entitled by the constitutional nrovisian
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gainst self-incrimination
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ness had a clear duty to give her testimony free of a refusal to answer
_ based on rule of privilege arising from constitutional provision.
Judgment affirmed.
The U. S. Supreme Court, per curiam; The judgment of the
Supreme Court of Ohio is vacated and the case is remanded for consideration
in the light of Sweezy v. New Hampshire, 354 0.5, 234, and Watkins v.
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