Opinion

Ernest James Castro v. United States

  • 346 F.2d 684
  • 1965 U.S. App. LEXIS 5312
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Filed
Jun 8, 1965
Status
Published
On the bench
Brown, Gewin, Kilkenny, Per Curiam
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 11.9%

The opinion

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted of contempt for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury, although granted immunity from prosecution in the federal and state courts under Title 18 U.S.C.A. 1406. His petition for habeas corpus, which was treated by the district court as a motion to vacate sentence under Title 28 U.S.C.A. 2255, was denied, and he appeals. His privilege against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment was not violated. The privilege falls in the face of the immunity statute, which is constitutional. Reina v. United States,

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364 U.S. 507 , 81 S.Ct. 260 , 5 L.Ed.2d 249 (1960); Piemonte v. United States, 367 U.S. 556 , 81 S.Ct. 1720 , 6 L.Ed.2d 1028 (1961); cf. Murphy v. Waterfront Comm., 378 U.S. 52 , 84 S.Ct. 1594 , 12 L.Ed.2d 678 (1964). The recent case of Malloy v. Hogan, 378 U.S. 1 , 84 S.Ct. 1489 , 12 L.Ed.2d 653 , relied upon by appellant, is inapposite. It was concerned with a state prosecution and did not involve a promise of immunity.

The judgment is affirmed.

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