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Mason v. United States, 244 U.S. 362 (1917)
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Mason v. United States, 244 U.S. 362 (1917)
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Mason v. United States No. 604 Submitted April 11, 1917 Decided June 4, 1917 244 U.S. 362
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, SECOND DIVISION
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The Fifth Amendment does not relieve a witness from answering merely on his own declaration or judgment that an answer might incriminate him; whether he must answer is determinable by the trial court in the exercise of its sound discretion, and unless there is reasonable ground, as distinct from a remote or speculative possibility, to apprehend that a direct answer may prove dangerous to the witness, his answer should be compelled.
In the absence of manifest error, the ruling of a trial judge upon a witness’ objection that an answer may incriminate him will not be reversed by this Court.
Affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Mason v. United States, 244 U.S. 362 (1917) in 244 U.S. 362 244 U.S. 363. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UFWF28UJXFELQX4.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Mason v. United States, 244 U.S. 362 (1917), in 244 U.S. 362, page 244 U.S. 363. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UFWF28UJXFELQX4.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Mason v. United States, 244 U.S. 362 (1917). cited in 1917, 244 U.S. 362, pp.244 U.S. 363. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UFWF28UJXFELQX4.
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