Blackmer v US

Blackmer v. United States case brief, 284 U.S. 421 (1932) Blackmer v. United States 284 U.S. 421 (1932) Procedural History: Appeal frm cntempt cnvictin. Overview: Blackmer (!) "as f#nd t be in cntempt f c#rt c#rt fr failin$ t respnd respnd t s#bpenas served #pn %im in &rance re'#irin$ %is appearance appearance in t%e United States. Blackmer (!) "as a U.S. () citien "% resided in &rance. *e "as served s#bpenas t appear in c#rt as a "itness in a criminal trial in t%e United States. +%en %e failed t respnd t t%e s#bpenas, cntempt prceedin$s "ere initiated and Blackmer (!) "as f#nd $#ilt and fined. Blackmer (!) appealed, claimin$ t%e federal stat#te "as #ncnstit#tinal. Issue: &r t%e e-ercise f #dicial #risdictin in pe rsnam, m#st t%ere be d#e prcess/ Rule: fr t%e e-ercise f #dicial #risdictin in persnam, t%ere m#st be d#e prcess Analysis: 0%e #rt did nt find t%e stat#te t be #ncnstit#tinal. Blackmer (D alle$ed t%at t%ere "as inade'#ate ntice. Since Blackmer (D retained %is U.S. citiens%ip, %e "as still s#bect t U.S. a#t%rities. Outcome: es. &r t%e e-ercise f #dicial #risdictin in persnam, t%ere m#st be d#e (*#$%es, ..) es. prcess. !#e prcess re'#ires apprpriate ntice f t%e #dicial actin and an pprt#nit t be %eard. 0%e stat#te prvides t%at "%en t%e presence f a citien f t%e United States "% resides abrad is re'#ired in c#rt, a s#b pena be iss#ed addressed t a cns#l f t%e United States. 0%e cns#l m#st serve t%e s#bpena n t%e "itness persnall "it% a tender f travelin$ e-penses. Upn prf f s#c% service and f t%e fail#re f t% e "itness t appear, a c#rt rder ma be iss#ed. f t%e "itness fails t cmpl "it% t%e c#rt rder, t%e c#rt ma ad#d$e t%e "itness $#ilt f cntempt. n$ress acted p#rs#ant t its a#t%rit in enactin$ t%e stat#te and it c#ld prescribe a penalt t enfrce it. Affirmed 5 See mre at6 %ttp677""".la"sc%lcasebriefs.net7212747bla %ttp677""".la"sc%lcasebriefs.net7212747blackmer5v5#nited5states5case5brief5 ckmer5v5#nited5states5case5brief5 284.%tmlst%as%.:ArsB"iU.dp#f