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“e start with a long-established policy that maintains the secrecy of 24 the grand jury proceedings in the federal courts.”
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discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Alvarez v. United States
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e start with a long-established policy that maintains the secrecy of 24 the grand jury proceedings in the federal courts.
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Only 22 strong public policies weigh against disclosure.” United States v. Procter & Gamble Co., 356 U.S. 23 677, 682 (1958) (internal citation omitted).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) John J. Vaccaro v. United States (2×)
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Indeed, the recent Supreme Court decisions regarding “harmless constitutional error” specifically reject the “overwhelming evidence of guilt” approach and stress instead that the relevant inquiry is “whether there is a reasonable possibility that the evidence complained of might have contributed to the conviction.” Chapman v. California, supra, 356 U.S. at 23, 87 S.Ct. at 827 , citing Fahy v. Connecticut, 1963, 375 U.S. 85, 86-87 , 84 S.Ct. 229 , 11 L.Ed.2d 171, 173 .
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Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
v.
United States of America, Interstate Commerce Commission, and Texas & New Orleans Railroad Company
730.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Mar 10, 1958.
356 U.S. 23
Published

356 U.S. 23

78 S.Ct. 560

2 L.Ed.2d 578

HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, et al., appellants,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Interstate Commerce Commission, and Texas & New Orleans Railroad Company.

No. 730.

Supreme Court of the United States

March 10, 1958

Messrs. R. S. Outlaw, T. R. Ware, G. W. Holmes and C. M. Spence, for appellants.

Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Hansen, Messrs. Henry Geller, Robert W. Ginnane and B. Franklin Taylor, Jr., for the United States and Interstate Commerce Commission.

Mr. C. Brien Dillon, for appellee Texas & New Orleans Railroad Co.

PER CURIAM.

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The motions to affirm are granted and the judgment is affirmed.