Legal Opinion
United States v. Wong
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 23, 1977No. 74-635PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari to decide whether a witness who, while under investigation for possible criminal activity, is called to testify before a grand jury and who is later indicted for perjury committed before the grand jury, is entitled to have the false testimony suppressed on the ground that no effective warning of the Fifth Amendment privilege to remain silent was given. 1(1)
Rose Wong, the respondent, came to the United States from China in early childhood. She was educated in public schools in San Francisco, where she completed eight grades of elementary education. Because her husband…
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