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MANCUSI v. DeFORTE

No. 844.

392 U.S. 364 (1968)

MANCUSI, WARDEN v. DeFORTE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Rauch, Assistant Attorney General of New York, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General, and Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General.

James L. Lekin argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1959 the respondent, Frank DeForte, a vice president of Teamsters Union Local 266, was indicted in Nassau County, New York, on charges of conspiracy, coercion, and extortion, it being alleged that he had misused his union office to "organize" owners of juke boxes and compel them to pay tribute. Prior to the return of the indictment, the Nassau County District Attorney's office issued a subpoena duces tecum...

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