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Braswell (D) was the president of two corporations. A federal grand jury issued a subpoena requiring him to produce the books and records of the corporations. D moved to quash the subpoena, arguing that the act of producing the records would be a violation of his 5th Amendment privilege. The district court denied the motion. The 5th Circuit affirmed.

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