Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Ford v. Harris County Medical Society
50 L. Ed. 2d 589
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1976-11-29
- Topic
- general
upholding a “same jury” claim when the subsequent indictment charged the substantive crimes under investigation but expressly distinguishing the situation when the subsequent indictment charges false swearing | rejecting a per se rule that would have held use/derivative use immunity inadequate under Fifth Amendment where grand jury witness was also a defendant awaiting trial | government may not use same grand jury that heard witness’ immunized testimony to indict witness for participation in the matters being studied by the grand jury | “the fact that the defendants’ prior art references lead away from [the patent in suit], and that even unusually skilled artisans in the field corroborated the negative teachings, is both relevant and persuasive as to the question of non-obviousness”
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- Cited by
- 76 opinions
C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.