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Johnson v. United States, 228 U.S. 457 (1913)
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Johnson v. United States, 228 U.S. 457 (1913)
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Johnson v. United States No. 715 Argued April 11, 1913 Decided April 28, 1913 228 U.S. 457
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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Courts proceed step by step. Matter of Harris, 221 U.S. 274, established simply that the transfer of books of the bankrupt to the trustee could be required, and left undetermined the question of use to which the books could be put.
A party is privileged from producing his books in a prosecution against himself, but is not privileged from their production.
A criminal cannot protect himself by getting the legal title to corporate books. Wheeler v. United States, 226 U.S. 478.
The production of a documentary confession by a third person, into whose hands it has come alio intuitu, does not compel the witness to be a witness against himself in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
On appeal from a conviction, where there is evidence tending to support the finding and no certificate that all the evidence is in the record, this Court is not warranted in declaring, as matter of law, that the government did not make out a case.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Johnson v. United States, 228 U.S. 457 (1913) in 228 U.S. 457 228 U.S. 458. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Y97439FQ5KK4RQL.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Johnson v. United States, 228 U.S. 457 (1913), in 228 U.S. 457, page 228 U.S. 458. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Y97439FQ5KK4RQL.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Johnson v. United States, 228 U.S. 457 (1913). cited in 1913, 228 U.S. 457, pp.228 U.S. 458. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Y97439FQ5KK4RQL.
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