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Supreme Court· 11/23/1931

United States v. Murdock

Citations

  • 284 U.S. 141
  • 52 S. Ct. 63
  • 76 L. Ed. 210
  • 1931 U.S. LEXIS 464
  • 82 A.L.R. 1376
  • 10 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 465
  • 2 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) 828

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  • “The principle established is that full and complete immunity against prosecution by the government compelling the witness to answer is equivalent to the protection furnished by the rule against compulsory self-incrimination.”
  • \The principle established is that full and complete immunity against prosecution by the government compelling the witness to answer is equivalent to the protection furnished by the rule against compulsory self-incrimination.\

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Judges: Butler

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