Legal Opinion
United States v. Doe
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1984No. 82-786PublishedCited by 590 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case presents the issue whether, and to what extent, the Fifth Amendment privilege against compelled self-incrimination applies to the business records of a sole proprietorship.
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Respondent is the owner of several sole proprietorships. In late 1980, a grand jury, during the course of an investigation of corruption in the awarding of county and municipal contracts, served five subpoenas on respondent. The first two demanded the production of the telephone records of several of respondent’s companies and all records pertaining to four bank accounts of respondent and his companies. The…
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