Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Vogelstein v. Warden of the County Jail
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1934PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShientag, J.
This is a proceeding by way of writ of habeas corpus to test the validity of an order made by a judge of the Court of General Sessions committing the relator to the county jail for contempt for refusing to answer certain questions before the grand jury after being ordered to do so by the court.
The relator is an attorney. He appeared in the Magistrates’ *715Court and in the Court of Special Sessions on behalf of fifteen defendants charged with violation of sections 974 and 975 of the Penal Law relating to the keeping of a place for the game of policy, the collection of money for lottery policies…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Clark v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Chirac v. ReinickerSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
- People v. . GardnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Baumann v. . SteingesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Bacon v. . FrisbieNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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3Cited by60 opinions
- Edward E. Colton and Lillian Kaltman v. United States of America, United States of America v. Edward E. ColtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Priest v. HennessyNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Baird v. KoernerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- In Re KozlovSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- National Labor Relations Board v. E. Bruce HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
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