Evidence keyed to Mueller
In re Grand Jury
Facts
The Third Circuit considered a case from the Virgin Islands and one from Delaware together. In the Virgin Islands case, the grand jury subpoenaed the father of the target of the investigation as a witness. The target was eighteen years old and involved in illegal transactions. The father moved to quash the subpoena arguing that his conversations with his son were privileged under F.R.E. Rule 501. The district court entered an order denying a motion to quash, but stayed the order pending an appeal. In the Delaware case, a sixteen year old daughter was subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury as part of an investigation regarding her father’s participation in an alleged kidnapping of a woman. The daughter’s counsel made a motion to quash, and so did the father’s counsel, arguing a parent-child privilege. The district court denied the motion. The daughter refused to testify and was found in contempt. The imposition of sanctions was stayed pending appeals.
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