Legal Opinion

In re Bowers

New York Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1952PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtBenvenga, J.

This is a motion to quash and vacate subpoenas issued by the State Crime Commission requiring the petitioners to appear as witnesses at a public hearing to be held by it.

In March, 1951, the Governor of this State issued an executive order creating the State Crime Commission and authorized and empowered it, among other things, to inquire into matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice, and to conduct public or private hearings to accomplish its purposes.

In November, 1952, after the commission had conducted private hearings into matters concerning the public peace,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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In re Di BrizziNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
Grimmer v. . the Tenement House Dept. of the City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1912

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3Cited by1 opinion

In re BowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953