Ford v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• default judgment pursuant to Rule 37 reversed because witness testified he produced everything in his possession and therefore was unable to comply with discovery order
• where the defendant contended that his silence, after being given his Miranda warnings, signified his election to remain silent
• “You’ve done asked me a question I can’t answer” held not to amount to claim of privilege
• trial court's range of discretion is more narrow when imposing most severe sanction in range of sanctions available
• instruction approved where defendant is charged with bank robbery
• inference of exclusive possession of proceeds of bank robbery permissible where the money was found in home occupied only by defendant, his wife and their minor children and there was no evidence indicating that money was brought into house by someone else between robbery and seizure
• appellate review difficult without adequate findings