Dionisio, United States v. 410 U.S. 1 (1973)
DIONISIO, UNITED STATES v. 410 U.S. 1 (1973)
A gambling suspect refused a federal court's order to provide a voice sample to a grand jury, and was adjudged in civil contempt and committed to custody. The Supreme Court affirmed. The Court rejected, 7–2, a claim that the order violated the suspect's right against self-incrimination, saying that the voice sample was to be used only for identification, not for the content of the statements. A 6–3 majority also rejected a claim that the order violated the fourth amendment. Because there was no "seizure" here, there was no need to demonstrate the reasonableness of the grand jury's request.
David Gordon
(1986)
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