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Wilkinson v. United States was a court case during the McCarthy Era in which the petitioner, Frank Wilkinson, an administrator with the Los Angeles Public Housing Authority, challenged his conviction under 2 U.S.C. § 192, which makes it a misdemeanor to refuse to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry for any person summoned as a witness by Congress. The petitioner's conviction was sustained in a 5-4 ruling, upholding a prior ruling in Barenblatt v. United States. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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365 U.S. 399

Wilkinson v. United States

Argued: Nov. 17, 1960. --- Decided: Feb 27, 1961

See 365 U.S. 890, 81 S.Ct. 1024.

Mr. Rowland Watts, Baltimore, Md., for petitioner.

Mr. Kevin T. Maroney, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Mr. Justice STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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