State v. Boiardo

The opinion was delivered

Pee Cukiam.

Defendant Boiardo was convicted of contempt for refusing to answer questions before a gTand jury after having been ordered to answer by a judge of the Superior Court. He was sentenced to a term of 30 days. We certified the ensuing appeal.

The issue is whether the court erred in overruling the claim that answers would tend to incriminate.

The State sought to question Boiardo with respect to a shooting affray in the City of Newark. Learning of the prosecutor’s interest in his testimony, Boiardo, accompanied by his counsel, appeared voluntarily at the office of…