· 10/1/1979
Louisiana v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Citations
- 444 U.S. 879
How courts have described this case
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- acknowledging that “[t]imely notice [that the defendant intended to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege] at least was informally given”
- declining to find a waiver of the Fifth Amendment privilege because there was no showing that the defendant was guilty of “procedural gamesmanship and dilatory tactics” or merely invoking the privilege as an “afterthought.”
- “Such an objection, like any claim of privilege, must be set forth in a timely manner.”
- finding no prejudice from late assertion
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Judges: Consideration, Petitions, Took
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