People v. Bermel

In December of 1910 Charles Bermel was indicted by the grand jury of Queens county for the crime *357of perjury, in having sworn falsely before 'the grand jury of that county, on the 22d day of January, 1906, regarding the receipt- and disposition of $20,000, the property of his brother, Joseph Bermel. This motion is made to dismiss and quash this indictment on the ground that the defendant’s constitutional rights were violated in that he was subpoenaed before the grand jury finding this indictment in December of 1910 and compelled to be a witness against himself in a proceeding which was…