Legal Opinion
United States v. Jonathan Edward Vielghth, Special Grand Jury Witness
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1974No. 74-2193PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Appellant was called to testify before a grand jury. He declined to answer certain questions on the ground his answers might incriminate him. He was granted immunity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002 and 6003 and ordered to testify. He appeared before the grand jury, but again refused to answer certain questions.
The government moved that appellant be held in civil contempt pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1826(a). Appellant offered the defense that he believed the questions were based upon unlawful electronic surveillance and his answers would be inadmissible under 18 U.S.C. § 2515, citing Gelbard…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- Nardone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Gelbard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Francisco ToscaninoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Lesly Cohen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings of Robert W. Beverly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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4Cited by30 opinions
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