Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Randall v. Commissioner

Randall v. Comm’r, 14 L. Ed. 2d 700 (1965)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1965-06-01
Topic
general

"[t]he Grand Jury earned its place in the Bill of Rights by its shield, not by its sword" | "[t]he Grand Jury earned its place in the Bill of Rights by its shield, not by its sword” | United States attorney who refused to prepare and sign indictment voted by grand jury held by district court in civil contempt; court of appeals reverses order of civil contempt | “[C]ourts are not to interfere with the free exercise of the discretionary powers of the attorneys of the United States in their control over criminal proceedings.” | “[As] an incident of the constitutional separation of powers, ... the courts are not free to interfere with the free exercise of the discretionary powers of the attorneys of the United States... ”

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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.