Legal Opinion
People v. Luckman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 18, 1938PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment of the Extraordinary Special and Trial Term of the Supreme Court, county of Kings, convicting the defendant of the crime of perjury in the first degree, reversed on the law and the facts and a new trial granted. It is our unanimous opinion that it was error (1) to permit the prosecutor in cross-examining the witness Betty Kleinman to show that she had claimed her constitutional privilege against self-incrimination in testifying before the grand jury. This view is in accord with the weight of authority. (Loewenherz v. Merchants and Mechanics Bank of Columbus, 144 Ga. 556; 87 S. E.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- People v. . BuzziNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Masterson v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Loewenherz v. Merchants & Mechanics BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Garrett v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Tsavaris v. ScruggsSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- State v. BosciaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- United States v. JohnsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
- People v. KressAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940