United States v. Calandra
Supreme Court of the United States
414 U.S. 338 (1974)
Relevant factsFree
Federal agents investigating Calandra (defendant) for illegal gambling seized loansharking records unrelated to the gambling warrant they were executing. A grand jury subpoenaed Calandra about the loansharking records; he invoked the Fifth Amendment and separately moved to suppress the evidence as obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
IssueFree
Whether a witness may refuse to answer grand jury questions based on a belief that the underlying evidence was unlawfully obtained.