Wilson v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO, AND APPEALS FROM, THE CIRCUIT COURT OF "THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN. DISTRICT OF • NEW YORK. The facts, which involve the validity of a subpoena duces tecum issued to a corporation, and the right of an officer thereof to refuse to produce the documents required by such subpoena on the ground that they tended to incriminate him, are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO, AND APPEALS FROM, THE CIRCUIT COURT OF "THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN. DISTRICT OF • NEW YORK. The facts, which involve the validity of a subpoena duces tecum issued to a corporation, and the right of an officer thereof to refuse to produce the documents required by such subpoena on the ground that they tended to incriminate him, are stated in the opinion. The disclosure of the contents of the letter press copy book, produced by appellant before the grand jury, would tend to incriminate plaintiff in error; the contents of the letter press copy book would form a link in the…
1Opinion of the Court 1
221 U.S. 361
31 S.Ct. 538
55 L.Ed. 771
CHRISTOPHER C. WILSON, Plff. in Err.,
v.
UNITED STATES. NO 759. CHRISTOPHER C. WILSON, Appt., v. UNITED STATES. NO 760. CHRISTOPHER C. WILSON, Appt., v. UNITED STATES. NO 788.
Nos. 759, 760, and 788.
Argued March 2 and 3, 1911.
Decided May 15, 1911.
[Syllabus from pages 361-363 intentionally omitted]
Messrs. John B. Stanchfield, Louis S. Levy, and William M. Parke for plaintiff in error and appellant.
[Argument of Counsel from pages 363-365 intentionally omitted]
Solicitor General Lehmann and Mr. Henry E. Colton for defendant in error and appellee.
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