Constitutional Limitations on a Proposed Measure to Prohibit the Multiple Representation of Grand Jury Witnesses.

Examines whether Congress can prohibit a lawyer from representing more than one witness in a Federal grand jury investigation. Discusses nature of the rights affected by a ban on multiple representation of witnesses, right of the council to represent a particular grand jury witness, and First and Si...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979-1980.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Examines whether Congress can prohibit a lawyer from representing more than one witness in a Federal grand jury investigation. Discusses nature of the rights affected by a ban on multiple representation of witnesses, right of the council to represent a particular grand jury witness, and First and Sixth Amendment challenges to a ban on multiple representation of grand jury witnesses.
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