Legal Opinion
Regan v. New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 25, 1955No. 54PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
Petitioner refused to testify before a New York grand jury which was investigating the alleged association of city policemen with criminals, racketeers, and gamblers in Kings County. He was convicted of criminal contempt and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. We granted certiorari, 347 U. S. 1010, to determine whether, under the circumstances here presented, petitioner was deprived of his liberty without due process of law in being punished for his refusal to testify. Cf. Adamson v. California, 332 U. S. 46, 54.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Adamson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- McKeever v. HornidgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Stevens v. MarksSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States Ex Rel. Laino v. Warden of Wallkill PrisonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- United States Ex Rel. Samuel D. Carthan v. Sheriff, City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Schwinger AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- United States of America Ex Rel. James T. Stevens v. John J. McCloskey as Sheriff of the City of New York, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
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