Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Grand Jury Empaneled January 21, 1975. Appeal of Joseph Curran
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 18, 1976No. 76-1175PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to decide whether a district court may disqualify an attorney from representing more than one of nine witnesses before a grand jury where each of the witnesses has invoked Fifth Amendment protections. The district court concluded that the joint representation frustrated “the continuation and completion” of the grand jury investigation. Accordingly, the court ordered that each of the witnesses retain separate counsel. The witnesses appealed timely. Finding the district court’s conclusion devoid of evidentiary support in the record, we…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. MandujanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mitchell A. KRAMER and David C. Harrison v. SCIENTIFIC CONTROL CORP. Et Al. Appeal of ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Pirillo v. PirilloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by30 opinions
- United States v. Dolan, John E.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- In re Grand Jury Subpoena Directing TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- In the Matter of Grand Jury Empanelled February 14, 1978. Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- In Re Grand Jury Investigation of Ocean TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- In Re Investigation Before FebruaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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