Legal Opinion
People v. Woodruff
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1966PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClare J. Hoyt, J.
Rosemary Woodruff was adjudged guilty of a criminal contempt of court in the Dutchess County Court on May 11, 1966 and sentenced to serve 30 days and pay a fine of $250. .She is incarcerated pursuant to said adjudication and applies herein for a certificate of reasonable doubt (Code Crim. Pro., § 527) and admission to bail (§ 555) pending the determination of her appeal from the County Court’s mandate.
The mandate is predicated on a finding that the contemner when called as a witness to testify before the Dutchess County Grand Jury investigating an alleged conspiracy to commit the crimes set…
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