Feldman v. United States, 322 U.S. 487 (1944)

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Feldman v. United States


No.193
Argued December 17, 1943
Decided May 29, 1944
322 U.S. 487

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

Syllabus

The Fifth Amendment does not forbid the use in evidence against a defendant in a criminal case in a federal court of self-incriminating testimony theretofore compelled -- under a state immunity statute and without participation by federal officers -- in proceedings in a state court. P. 492.

136 F.2d 394 affirmed.

Certiorari, 320 U.S. 724, to review the affirmance of a conviction, under § 215 of the Criminal Code, for using the mails to defraud.