Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Marks
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1966No. 210PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Petitioner, a member of the New York City Police Department, was summarily discharged on July 15, 1964. On June 26 he had been subpoenaed before a New *236York County grand jury, known as the First June 1964 Grand Jury. Before appearing in the grand jury room, an Assistant District Attorney advised him to sign a waiver of immunity, saying that otherwise he would be subject to removal from public office.1 He signed the waiver.2 Thereupon he was an unsworn witness before the grand jury:
“Q. Lieutenant . . . Stevens, as was pointed out to you earlier, this grand jury is inquiring into the *237crimes of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Frost & Frost Trucking Co. v. Railroad Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by88 opinions
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Garrity v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bagley v. Washington Township Hospital DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- James H. Ellis, Jr. v. United States of America, Alfred M. Watkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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