UNITED STATES v. MORTON

No. 18-3270.

993 F.3d 198 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America v. Nilda MORTON, Appellant

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: April 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Jeffrey Weiss (Argued), A.J. Weiss & Associates, 6934 Vessup Lane, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI 00802, Counsel for Appellant.

Gretchen C.F. Shappert , United States Attorney, Alessandra P. Serano , Delia L. Smith (Argued), Office of United States Attorney, 5500 Veterans Drive, United States Courthouse, Suite 260, St. Thomas, VI 00802, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: SMITH, Chief Judge, CHAGARES, and MATEY, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

One of the more radical notions introduced at the founding of the American republic was the idea that "[n]o person ... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." U.S. Const. amend. V. From Madison's first broad formulation,1 the Framers...

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