Legal Opinion
In Re Investigating Grand Jury, Etc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 1981No. 162 E. D. Misc. Docket 1981Published
1Opinion of the Court
495 Pa. 186 (1981)
433 A.2d 5
In re INVESTIGATING GRAND JURY OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
Appeal of Richard DRAPCZUK.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued April 21, 1981.
Decided July 31, 1981.
Holly Maguigan, Philadelphia, for appellant.
Robert B. Lawler, Jane Greenspan, Philadelphia, for appellee.
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
Petitioner Richard Drapczuk was subpoenaed by an investigating grand jury and granted immunity for his testimony. When he refused to testify, the supervising judge, after a hearing, entered an order of civil contempt against him.
Petitioner asserts that his contempt citation…
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2Cases cited35 opinions
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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