Legal Opinion
Shillitani v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 6, 1966No. 412PublishedCited by 1,284 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
These consolidated cases again present the difficult question whether a charge of contempt against a witness for refusal to answer questions before a grand jury requires an indictment and jury trial. In both cases, contempt proceedings were instituted after petitioners had refused to testify under immunity granted by the respective District Courts. Neither petitioner was indicted or given a jury trial. Both were found guilty and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, with the proviso that if either answered the questions before his sentence ended, he would be released. The opinion of the…
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