GOLDBERG v. UNITED STATES

No. 74-6293.

425 U.S. 94 (1976)

GOLDBERG v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. Smaltz, by appointment of the Court, 423 U.S. 817, argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Paul L. Friedman argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Thornburgh, Deputy Solicitor General Frey, Sidney M. Glazer, and Marshall Tamor Golding.*


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents important questions of construction and administration of the Jencks Act, 18 U. S. C. § 3500.1 That statute provides that in a federal criminal prosecution, after a witness called by the United States has testified on direct examination, the court, on motion of the defendant, shall order the United States to produce...

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