Legal Opinion
United States v. Mara
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 22, 1973No. 71-850PublishedCited by 372 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
The respondent, Richard J. Mara, was subpoenaed to appear before the September 1971 Grand Jury in the Northern District of Illinois that was investigating thefts of interstate shipments. On two separate occasions he was directed to produce handwriting and printing exemplars to the grand jury’s designated agent. Each time he was advised that he was a potential defendant in the matter under investigation. On both occasions he refused to produce the exemplars.
The Government then petitioned the United States District Court to compel Mara to furnish the handwriting and printing exemplars to the…
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- In Re September 1971 Grand Jury. Richard J. Mara, A/K/A Richard J. Marasovich, Witness-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
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