Legal Opinion
United States v. Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 23, 1977No. 74-1106PublishedCited by 388 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
The question presented in this case is whether testimony given by a grand jury witness suspected of wrongdoing may be used against him in a later prosecution for a substantive criminal offense when the witness was not informed in advance of his testimony that he was a potential defendant in danger of indictment.1(1)
The facts are not in dispute. Zimmerman and Woodard were driving respondent’s van truck when a Washington, D. C., policeman stopped them for a traffic offense. Seeing a motorcycle in the rear of the van which he identified as stolen, the officer arrested both men and impounded…
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