People v. Franzese

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Kings County, rendered June 5, 1961, after trial upon a jury verdict, convicting him of criminal contempt of court, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed on the law and new trial ordered. We have considered the facts; we affirm the findings of fact implicit in the jury’s verdict; and we would affirm the conviction if we did not reverse on the law. The indictment charged that when the defendant appeared before the Grand Jury as a witness, he refused to answer a certain question on the ground that Ms answer might tend to incriminate…