Legal Opinion
United States v. Salerno
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 19, 1992No. 91-872PublishedCited by 193 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(1) states an exception to the hearsay rule that allows a court, in certain instances, to admit the former testimony of an unavailable witness. We must decide in this case whether the Rule permits a criminal defendant to introduce the grand jury testimony of a witness who asserts the Fifth Amendment privilege at trial.
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The seven respondents, Anthony Salerno, Vincent DiNa-poli, Louis DiNapoli, Nicholas Auletta, Edward Halloran, Alvin O. Chattin, and Amello Migliore, allegedly took part in the activities of a criminal organization known as the *319Genovese Family of…
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