Legal Opinion

United States v. William Ludwig Ullmann

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 6, 1955No. 23555_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRANK, Circuit Judge.

The facts are fully stated in Judge Weinfeld’s excellent opinion, 128 F.Supp. 617, the reasoning and conclusions of which we adopt.

It is well to add a few words about defendant’s contention concerning the doctrine of Brown v. Walker, 161 U.S. 591, 16 S.Ct. 644, 40 L.Ed. 819, which held that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination relates solely to testimony that might lead to defendant’s prosecution for a crime. Defendant asks us to modify this doctrine in the light of new circumstances which have since arisen.1 We are *762not prepared'to say that this…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Picard v. United Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
  3. Perkins v. Endicott Johnson CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
  4. Barnette v. West Virginia State Board of EducationDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1942
  5. In Re UllmanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Ullmann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Browder v. GayleDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1956
  3. Alva Eugene Blalock v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
  4. United States Ex Rel. Santo Caminito, Relator-Appellant v. Robert E. Murphy, as Warden of Auburn Prison, State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
  5. Hunt v. Mobil Oil CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975

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