Legal Opinion

United States v. Louis Ghiz

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided February 5, 1974No. 72-1728PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:

Louis Ghiz was convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia of transporting a stolen vehicle from Charleston, West Virginia, to Gary, Indiana, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment, from which he appeals.

Because Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, Knott, was allowed to testify as to the defendant’s assertion of his fifth amendment privilege, we must reverse.

Several FBI agents interviewed Ghiz twice in regard to the charge in the indictment and related crimes and incidents.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. James Ronald MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
  3. Herbert W. Boeckenhaupt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Salinas v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  2. Louis Grieco v. Frank A. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  3. Francis Booton v. Dorothy W. Hanauer, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  4. Reichhoff v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
  5. State v. ZekoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979

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