Hoffa v. United States 385 U.S. 293 (1966)

AuthorLeonard W. Levy
Pages1294

Page 1294

Information received from a secret government informer and used to obtain a conviction of James Hoffa, the Teamsters' union leader, did not constitute an illegal search, because the informer was an invited guest; did not violate the RIGHT AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION, because compulsion was absent; and did not abridge the RIGHT TO COUNSEL, because the information did not breach the confidential relationship between petitioner and counsel. Hoffa's conviction for jury bribery was sustained.

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