Legal Opinion
United States v. William Steele
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1972No. 71-2580PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
After a trial to the court, appellant was convicted of violating 13 U.S.C. § 221(a) 1 by refusing to answer questions on the Department of Commerce census form of 1970. The court sentenced him to pay a $50 fine. We reverse.
Steele raises several points, only two of which require discussion: (1) answering the census questions would have required him to incriminate himself, and (2) the authorities singled him out for prosecution because he had publicly advocated noncompliance with census requirements.
SELF-INCRIMINATION
Appellant and six other unrelated young adults…
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