Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
|
| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
06-104
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
affirmed lower court's decision
the_Supreme_Court_ruled_that_immunity_does_not_apply_to_perjury |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
criminal
|
| gptkbp:citedBy |
508 F.3d 1
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
5-4 June 25, 2007 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
April 17, 2007
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed_from_the_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit
|
| gptkbp:homeGround |
Wilson_was_involved_in_a_drug_trafficking_case
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Wilson
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influenced future immunity agreements
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States
Wilson |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Justice_David_Souter gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito Justice Stephen Breyer |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
federal
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
federal criminal law
defendant's immunity was not upheld immunity does not protect against prosecution for perjury whether a defendant can be prosecuted for a crime after being granted immunity |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:John_Roberts
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Samuel_Alito gptkb:David_Souter gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens Stephen Breyer Clarence Thomas clarified the limits of immunity in criminal cases important for understanding immunity in legal proceedings examined the balance between prosecution and immunity involved a defendant's claim of immunity from prosecution the case involved complex legal arguments regarding immunity 2007_WL_1795863 |
| gptkbp:outcome |
the_court_ruled_in_favor_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent cases involving immunity
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._McCarty
set a precedent for future immunity cases |
| gptkbp:team |
affected how immunity agreements are structured
discussed the nature of witness immunity |