Legal Opinion
United States v. Roy A. Wujkowski, (Two Cases). United States of America v. John T. Stone, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1991No. 90-3132, 90-3135 and 90-3146PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This case presents recurrent issues in Fifth Amendment jurisprudence: which individuals or entities are eligible to invoke the privilege against self-incrimination and what types of materials are protected by the privilege. The dispute over these issues arises from a classic confrontation between the subpoena power of a government agency and the asserted Fifth Amendment rights of those individuals targeted by the subpoena. Here, the Department of Energy, as part of an investigation into alleged corruption among its employees and contractors, subpoenaed documents from…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Marchetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Bellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Bryan Kirby Barrett, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Gerardo Acevedo, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum Dated October 29, 1992. United States of America v. John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- United States v. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. John T. Stone, Jr. Roy A. WujkowskiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- In re Grand Jury SubpoenasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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