Ullmann v. United States - Significance, Court Holds That The Privilege Against Self-incrimination Only Protects Against Criminal Prosecution, Prima Facie Evidence
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Petitioner
William Ludwig Ullmann
Respondent
United States
Petitioner's Claim
That the Immunity Act of 1954, making it a criminal offense to refuse to testify about matters of national security, violates the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Leonard B. Boudin
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Charles F. Barber
Justices for the Court
Harold Burton, Tom C. Clark, Felix Frankfurter (writing for the Court), John Marshall Harlan II, Sherman Minton, Stanley Forman Reed, Earl Warren
Justices Dissenting
Hugo Lafayette Black, William O. Douglas
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
26 March 1956
Decision
The Supreme Court upheld the Immunity Act.
Related Cases
- Twining v. New Jersey, 211 U.S. 78 (1908).
- Slochower v. Board of Higher Education of New York City, 350 U.S. 551 (1956).
- Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441 (1972).
Sources
West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Minneapolis, MN: West Publishing, 1998.
Further Readings
- Bodenhamer, David J. Fair Trial: Rights of the Accused in American History. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
- Maguire, John MacArthur. Evidence of Guilt: Restrictions Upon Its Discovery or Compulsory Disclosure. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1959.
- Meltzer, Milton. The Right to Remain Silent. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972.
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