Legal Opinion
Braswell v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 22, 1988No. 87-3PublishedCited by 328 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
This case presents the question whether the custodian of corporate records may resist a subpoena for such records on the ground that the act of production would incriminate him in violation of the Fifth Amendment. We conclude that he may not.
From 1965 to 1980, petitioner Randy Braswell operated his business — which comprises the sale and purchase of equip*101ment, land, timber, and oil and gas interests — as a sole proprietorship. In 1980, he incorporated Worldwide Machinery Sales, Inc., a Mississippi corporation, and began conducting the business through that entity. In 1981, he formed a second…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by328 opinions
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- Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. v. LY USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- United States v. Oliver L. NorthCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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