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ar “ 1 ~ * litte sien ail the FBI and Civil Service Commission more than three years before the indictment were barred by the statute of Uaitation but affirmed the con- viction on counts based on false statements made within the three year period.- | United States ¥. Rosen, cert. denied, 336 U.S. 851 (1949) Rosen was convicted of contempt of court fer refusing te ebey an order directing him to answer certain questions he had been asked when he appeared as a witness before a grand jury concerning an antomobile which was connected with an ‘alleged criminal conspiracy by Communists. Reversed by Court of Appeals. Christoffel v. United States (1949) 336 U.S. 641 A conviction of a witness before a Congressional Committee for or participated im Communist programs was reversed because the instructions to the jury allowed them to find a quorum of the committee present without reference to the facts at the time of the alleged perjurious testimony. ~ 76K, 2d54 > Morford had been convicted of refusing to produce records of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship demanded by a Congressional Committee. The Supreme Court reversed the conviction because the trial court did not permit counsel] for the petitioner to interrogate prospectiy employee jurors as to the possible influence of the “Loyalty Order", Executive Order No, 9635, on their ability to render a just and impartial verdict. cee gM ar So A ME RRR a a MR neem RnR Ee ae ee eae ae a gc me T