Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Lavelle v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Lavelle v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., 449 U.S. 840 (1980)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1980-10-06
Topic
employee-benefits-and-executive-compensation

where defendant had coerced witness into silence by threatening witness’s life, defendant waived his right to make hearsay objections to witness’s grand jury testimony | where defendant had coerced a witness into silence by threatening the witness’ life, defendant waived his right of confrontation and his right to make hearsay objections | waiver of right to confrontation and hearsay objections by threats to witness | accessory crime “presupposes the completion of an underlying crime” | grand jury investigation alone justified state Comptroller’s refusal to register

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Ct. App. Cal., 1st App. Dist. Certiorari denied.