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In Simpson v. United States, 355 U.S. 7, 78 S.Ct. 14, 2 L.Ed.2d 22 (1957), the Supreme Court reversed per curiam and without discussion three findings of contempt for refusal to answer questions innocuous on their face.
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No. 131.
Decided October 14, 1957.
Certiorari granted.
Upon consideration of the record and the confession of error by the Solicitor General, the judgments are reversed. Hoffman v. United States, 341 U.S. 479.
241 F.2d 222; 244 F.2d 212, 712, reversed.
Reuben G. Lenske for petitioners.
Solicitor General Rankin for the United States.
The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. Upon consideration of the entire record and the confession of error by the Solicitor General, the judgments of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit are reversed. Hoffman v. United States, 341 U.S. 479.