Legal Opinion
People v. Breindel
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 1973PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurton B. Roberts, J.
This three-count criminal contempt (Penal Law, § 215.51) indictment was tried before me without a jury upon a series of stipulations and the minutes of defendant’s Grand Jury appearance. The defense rested without presenting any evidence and moves for a dismissal of the indictment or a verdict of acquittal.
The facts, therefore, are not in dispute. On January 28, 1972, Robert Breindel was called before a quorum of a lawfully constituted Grand Jury investigating illegal gambling and criminal usury, and he was duly sworn. An Assistant District Attorney immediately informed him of the nature and…
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- United States of America Ex Rel. Cosme Rosado v. Walter J. Flood, Warden of the Nassau County JailCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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