State v. Dominguez

SIMON, Justice.

Writs, with a stay order, were granted to review the ruling of the district judge, holding the relator guilty of contempt of Court for refusing to answer questions propounded to him in connection with its inquiry into the offense of public bribery, on the ground that, such answers thereto *289would tend to incriminate and subject him to criminal prosecution under Federal as well as State law.

From an examination of the proceedings had below, the following appear to be the continuity of facts in the matter:

On March 1, 1955, relator, claiming his privilege against self-incrimination,…