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In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided April 28, 1972No. Civ. 72-292PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BLAIR, District Judge.

Pursuant to Rule 17(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a motion has been filed to quash a subpoena duces tecum commanding the production of various records before a grand jury of the Disti'ict of Maryland.

Historically and as reinforced by Rule 6(e) Fed.R.Crim.P., grand jury proceedings are to be conducted in secrecy. One of the reasons for secrecy is “. . . protection of those who the grand jury ultimately finds are innocent of wrongdoing.” 8 Moore’s Federal Practice-Cipes, Criminal Rules, jf 6.05. In the matter under…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  4. Federal Trade Commission v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  5. Harry I. Schwimmer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In the Matter of the Witness Charles G. BerryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
  2. In re Grand Jury ProceedingsDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1977
  3. In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas Duces Tecum, Etc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1975
  4. In Re Grand Jury InvestigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. United States v. MooreDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1976

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