Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Steinberg
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 12, 1989PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant, whom we shall call the witness, appeals from his conviction in the Superior Court of contempt of court for refusing to testify before a Plymouth County grand jury after a single justice of this court, acting pursuant to G. L. c. 233, §§ 20D & 20E (1986 ed.), had granted him immunity as to his testimony. He also appeals from the single justice’s order granting him immunity. 2 We affirm both the judgment of contempt and the order granting immunity.
The issues arise out of the Commonwealth’s attempt to have the witness testify before a Plymouth County grand jury concerning the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ShanleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- State v. TimoteoHawaii Supreme Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. DixonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. FigueroaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- In re Rhode Island Grand Jury SubpoenaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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