United States v. Balsys
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United States v. Balsys 524 US 666, 118 S. Ct. 2218 (1999) is a United States Supreme Court case involving Aloyzas Balsys A Lithuania who immigrated to United States in 1961.
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United States v. Balsys | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Argued | April 20 1998 |
Decided | June 25 1998 |
Docket nos. | 97-873 |
Citation(s) | 524 U.S. 666 |
Claim | A witness with a real and substantial fear of prosecution by a foreign country may assert the Fifth Amendment privilege to avoid giving testimony in a domestic proceeding |
Holding | |
Fear of self incrimination and a following prosecution by a foreign country does not fall under the Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer |
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