Punch and Jurists

In Re Grand Jury Proceedings, Unemancipated Minor, No. CY-96-1454A-01 (E.D.Wash.) (949 F.Supp. 1487) (December 17, 1996) (Judge Robert H. Whaley) by Recently, the Third Circuit, case considered, but refused to recognize, any parent-child privilege that would prevent one family member from testifying against another in Federal criminal proceedings. (See, In …

In Re Grand Jury Proceedings, Unemancipated Minor, No. CY-96-1454A-01 (E.D.Wash.) (949 F.Supp. 1487) (December 17, 1996) (Judge Robert H. Whaley) by In this case, Judge Whaley has taken a fresh look at the need for a parent-child privilege in Federal criminal proceedings, and has written a cogent exegesis in support …

In Re Grand Jury, No. 95-7354 (3rd Cir.) (103 F.3d 1140) (January 9, 1997) (Judge Leonard I. Garth) by In Re Grand Jury, 103 F.3d 1140 (3rd Cir. 1997) (Judge Garth) United States v. Lowe, 948 F.Supp. 97 (D.Mass. 1996) (Judge Saris) Both of these decisions involve requests for a …

In Re Grand Jury, No. 95-7354 (3rd Cir.) (103 F.3d 1140) (January 9, 1997) (Judge Leonard I. Garth) by In this decision the Third Circuit considered, and rejected, a number of appeals based on a common issue: should the court recognize a parent-child privilege to prevent the Government from compelling …