Costello v. Schurman

A witness before the Grand Jury who has been committed for criminal contempt of court applies for a certificate of reasonable doubt, or, in the alternative (by stipulation made upon the record at the argument), for an order pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act vacating the mandate of the Court of General Sessions summarily adjudging the witness in contempt and committing him to the workhouse for 30 days. Request is also made for an interim stay of execution of the mandate.

The proceedings arise from an investigation by the Grand Jury of a suspected conspiracy to commit murder. The…