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PIEMONTE v. UNITED STATES

No. 122.

367 U.S. 556 (1961)

81 S.Ct. 1720

6 L.Ed.2d 1028

PIEMONTE v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 19, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin B. Lewis argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Theodore George Gilinsky argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were former Solicitor General Rankin, Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Wilkey, Acting Assistant Attorney General Foley, Beatrice Rosenberg and J. F. Bishop.

MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, Armando Piemonte, while serving a six-year sentence for the sale and possession of heroin, was brought by writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum before a federal grand jury inquiring into narcotics offenses. Having consulted his counsel prior to his appearance, before the grand jury he refused to answer all questions concerning his crime as well...

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