Can a defendant raise a fifth amendment defense in a contempt proceeding?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Brown, 918 F.2d 82 (9th Cir. 1990):
Our decision in United States v. Rendahl, 746 F.2d 553 (9th Cir.1984), does not dictate a different result. In that case, we held that the defendants could raise their fifth amendment claims in the contempt proceeding when they did not have the opportunity to properly raise such a defense
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