Legal Opinion
In Re Williams
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided August 3, 1987No. GJ 85-7(MIA)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION 1
SCOTT, District Judge.
The Court is called upon to decide 2 the legality of grand jury subpoenas served upon the four above-named criminal defense attorneys. The subpoenas seek information relating to the amount of legal fees paid to the defense lawyers in the highly publicized first “River-Cops” trial. 3 The Attorney-Witnesses, the Intervenor-Clients, and Amici 4 oppose the subpoenas on various constitutional, privilege and policy grounds. 5 In particular, counsel for the Witnesses and Amici invite the Court to decide the matter in a classical constitutional context;…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. DionisioSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Sam Rabin, Witness-Appellee v. United States of America, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Sam Rabin, Witness-Appellee v. United States of America, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Sam Rabin, Witness-Appellee v. United States of America, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990