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REINA v. UNITED STATES

No. 29.

364 U.S. 507 (1960)

REINA v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 19, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen S. Stim argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Menahem Stim.

Oscar H. Davis argued the cause for the United States. On the briefs were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Wilkey, Beatrice Rosenberg, J. F. Bishop and Robert S. Erdahl.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Narcotic Control Act of 1956,1 18 U. S. C. § 1406, legislates immunity from prosecution for a witness compelled under the section by court order to testify before a federal grand jury investigating alleged violations of the federal narcotics laws. The questions presented are, primarily, whether the section grants immunity from state...

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