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United States v. Blue, 384 U.S. 251 (1966)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
United States v. Blue, 384 U.S. 251 (1966)
United States v. Blue No. 531 Argued April 21, 1966 Decided May 23, 1966 384 U.S. 251
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Syllabus
Appellee was informed by the Internal Revenue Service in 1962 that he might be prosecuted criminally for violation of federal income tax laws. In 1963, jeopardy assessments were made against him, his wife, and a wholly owned corporation, and all known assets of all three were seized and tax liens recorded. Pursuant to notices giving appellee 90 days in which to file petitions in the Tax Court contesting the proposed deficiencies, petitions were filed alleging errors in the determination thereof. More than a year later, this criminal proceeding was brought charging appellee with wilfully attempting to evade income taxes during the same years involved in the civil proceeding. He filed a pretrial motion to dismiss the indictment, which the District Court granted on the basis that appellee had been compelled to be a witness against himself because of the necessity of filing petitions for review of jeopardy assessments in the Tax Court. The Government filed notice of appeal, and the Court of Appeals then granted the Government’s motion to certify the case to this Court on the ground that the District Court’s decision sustained a motion in bar.
Held:
1. Appellee’s motion was a motion in bar, the sustaining of which by the District Court permits direct appeal to this Court. Pp. 253-254.
(a) The dismissal, by its own force, would "end the cause and exculpate the defendant," rather than merely abate the prosecution on account of a normally curable defect. P. 254.
(b) Assuming the necessity of the introduction of "new matter" to constitute a motion one in bar, appellee unquestionably relied on new matter in alleging self-incrimination. P. 254.
2. The indictment should not have been dismissed, because, even if the Government had acquired incriminating evidence in violation of the Fifth Amendment, appellee would, at most, be entitled to suppress the evidence and its fruits if they were sought to be used against him at trial. P. 255.
Reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Blue, 384 U.S. 251 (1966) in 384 U.S. 251 384 U.S. 252. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9192XUBN2Y9I6AP.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Blue, 384 U.S. 251 (1966), in 384 U.S. 251, page 384 U.S. 252. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9192XUBN2Y9I6AP.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Blue, 384 U.S. 251 (1966). cited in 1966, 384 U.S. 251, pp.384 U.S. 252. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9192XUBN2Y9I6AP.
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