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.