Legal Opinion

United States v. John Doe, Edmund J. Devlin

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 9, 1968No. 291, Docket 32990PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

On November 18, 1968, Edmund J. Devlin appeared pursuant to a subpoena before a grand jury in the District Court for Connecticut which was investigating the stealing of postal money orders, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 500 and 1691. The foreman directed him to furnish exemplars of his handwriting on printed FBI forms. Four of these, designated Exhibits A, C, D and E, called respectively for the months of the year, the alphabet, numbers from zero to eighteen, and signatures. A fifth, designated Exhibit B, required the filling out of a form, which resembled a money order but was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. In Re Jacqueline Schofield, WitnessCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
  2. United States v. John Doe. In the Matter of the Grand Jury Testimony and Contempt of Cynthia B. SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  3. Wise v. MurphyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. United States v. Kirksey McCord Nix, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. Arthur McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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