CRJU375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Contempt Of Court, Perjury, Subpoena Duces Tecum

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CRJU375
• Professor: O' Connor

Document Summary

During the course of the proceedings, the defendants were ordered by the judge to produce documents showing the quantity and value of the shipments. The district court denied the motion to quash, holding that they were not testimonial evidence subject to the fifth. Amendment of the constitution ( constitution ) and that the facts did not rise to the level of a fourth amendment violation, holding the individuals in civil contempt when they continued to refuse to produce the voice exemplars. The court of appeals reversed, holding that the fourth. Amendment of the constitution was, in fact implicated by the subpoenas. Miranda warnings before testifying at the grand jury. The immunity was based on a part of the organized crime control act of 1970 stating that neither the testimony nor any other information from the testimony could be used against the witnesses.