United States v. Washington

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1977-05-23

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Mb. Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented in this case is whether testimony given by a grand jury witness suspected of wrongdoing may be used against him in a later prosecution for a substantive criminal offense when the witness was not informed in advance of his testimony that he was a potential defendant in danger of indictment. 1 <p id…

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