Martin Popper

Released
Date of birth:1910
Date of death:1989
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1960s
State:New York
Support
Civil Liberties
Martin Popper

Biography

Martin Popper was a New York attorney and former secretary of the National Lawyers Guild, found guilty in 1961 on four counts of contempt of Congress and sentenced to six months in prison and a $500 fine for refusing, in 1959, to answer House Un-American Activities Committee questions on First Amendment grounds.

Photo credit

Attorney Martin Popper, second from left in the front row with the Hollywood Ten outside district court, Washington, D.C., January 9, 1948. Associated Press photograph, via Wikimedia Commons. Rectangular crop; no AI editing.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress
Sentenced: Jun 23, 1961
Sentence: Six months in prison and a $500 fine imposed June 23, 1961. The appellate court reversed the judgment on July 5, 1962 because the indictment was insufficient. Actual imprisonment under this sentence has not been established.
Prosecutor: William Hitz
Indicted: November 24, 1959
Convicted: Yes

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