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Legal Citation: 678 U.S. 1 (1964)

Appellant
William Malloy

Appellee
Patrick J. Hogan, Sheriff of Hartford County, Connecticut

Appellant's Claim
That imprisonment for contempt of court, following refusal to answer questions in state court about a previous conviction, violated his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Harold Strauch

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
John D. LaBelle

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), William O. Douglas, Arthur Goldberg, Earl Warren

Justices Dissenting
Tom C. Clark, John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
18 June 1964

Decision
The Supreme Court found that the Fifth Amendment...