United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc.
United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc., 498 U.S. 292 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the three prong test for the issuance of a subpoena in United States v. Nixon does not apply to subpoenas issued by a grand jury. The Court concluded by stating that when a grand jury subpoena is challenged on relevancy grounds, the motion to quash must be denied “unless the district court determines that there is no reasonable possibility that the materials sought will produce information relevant to the grand jury's investigation.”[1]
| United States v. R. Enterprises | |
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| Argued October 29, 1990 Decided January 22, 1991 | |
| Full case name | United States v. R. Enterprises |
| Citations | 498 U.S. 292 (more) 111 S. Ct. 722; 112 L. Ed. 2d 795; 1991 U.S. LEXIS 489 |
| Holding | |
| When a grand jury subpoena is challenged on relevancy grounds, the motion to quash must be denied unless the district court determines that there is no reasonable possibility that the materials sought will produce information relevant to the grand jury's investigation. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | O'Connor, joined by unanimous (Parts I, II); Rehnquist, White, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter (Parts III-A, IV); Rehnquist, White, Kennedy, Souter (Part III-B) |
| Concurrence | Stevens (in part), joined by Marshall, Blackmun |
References
- Lance Cole, The Fifth Amendment and Compelled Production of Personal Documents After United States v. Hubbell - New Protection for Private Papers?, 29 Am. J. Crim. L. 123, 175 (2002)
External links
- Text of United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc., 498 U.S. 292 (1991) is available from: CourtListener Justia Library of Congress
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