Ullmann v. United States

Ullmann v. United States, 350 U.S. 422 (1956), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a person given immunity from prosecution loses their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, thus upholding the Constitutionality of the Immunity Act of 1954.[1]

Ullmann v. United States
Argued December 6, 1955
Decided March 26, 1956
Full case nameWilliam Ludwig Ullmann v. United States
Citations350 U.S. 422 (more)
76 S. Ct. 497; 100 L. Ed. 511; 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1631; 53 A.L.R.2d 1008
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Harold H. Burton · Tom C. Clark
Sherman Minton · John M. Harlan II
Case opinions
MajorityFrankfurter, joined by Warren, Reed, Burton, Clark, Minton, Harlan
ConcurrenceReed
DissentDouglas, joined by Black

The Court stated, "This command of the Fifth Amendment ('nor shall any person . . . be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. . . .') registers an important advance in the development of our liberty — 'one of the great landmarks in man's struggle to make himself civilized.' "

References

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  1. ^ "William Ludwig ULLMANN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America".
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