Legal Opinion
United States v. (Under Seal)
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1986No. 86-5572PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Petitioners appeal from an order holding them in contempt for refusing to testify and to respond to a subpoena duces tecum before a grand jury, following a statutory grant of use and derivative use immunity. They contend that the Fifth Amendment affords them the privilege not to testify in the United States, because their testimony could be used to incriminate them in a pending prosecution in the Philippines.
The district court denied petitioners’ motion to quash their subpoenas on the basis of the Fifth Amendment, granting instead the government’s motion that…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Klein v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- In Re Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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