Raley v. Ohio, No. 175 (U.S. Supreme Court) (360 U.S. 433; 79 S.Ct. 1257) (June 22, 2059) (Justice Brennan)
Here the Court reversed the contempt convictions of several witnesses who refused to testify before Congress based on a defense of entrapment by estoppel, since the appellants had relied on statements by State officials that they did not have to testify.
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