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Emmett Calvin Brown

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Ohio
Support
Civil Liberties Labor Organizing
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Biography

Emmett Calvin Brown was convicted of contempt after declining to answer four questions from the Ohio Un-American Activities Commission. He received concurrent ten-day jail terms and a $500 fine. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the conviction on June 22, 1959 because the commission had affirmatively misled witnesses about their right to refuse answers. Whether Brown served the ten days before the reversal remains unresolved.

Case

Charges: Contempt — refusing to answer the Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Sentence: Concurrent ten-day jail terms and a $500 fine. The conviction was reversed June 22, 1959; whether the jail term was served remains unresolved.
Convicted: Yes