Shillitani v. U.S., No. 412 (U.S. Supreme Court) (384 U.S. 364; 86 S.Ct. 1531) (June 6, 2066) (Justice Clark)
Case held that the character of contempt proceedings under Fed.R.Crim.P. 42(b) for refusal to answer questions before a grand jury is civil in nature and thus does not constitutionally require an indictment and a jury trial.
The Court also noted that "the justification for coercive imprisonment as applied to civil ...
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