Legal Opinion
United States v. Samuel Damiano, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1978No. 77-5314PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
The issue before this Court is whether a person who has pled guilty to passing and uttering counterfeit obligations may subsequently refuse to testify at the trial of an acquaintance also charged with passing and uttering counterfeit obligations on the ground that his answers might subject him to further prosecution in violation of the Fifth Amendment. Judge Lambros, the district court judge, adjudged the witness in contempt. We affirm.
On April 27, 1977, Samuel Damiano pled guilty to two counts of a three count indictment charging him with passing and uttering counterfeit…
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