United States v. Theodore Trock

GALSTON, District Judge.

On February 21,1956 Theodore Trock, the defendant, appeared as a witness before the grand jury for the Eastern District of New York, and was asked certain questions which he refused to answer on the ground that the answers might tend to incriminate and degrade him. He was brought before the court, and after failing to state any reason why the answers might expose him to criminal prosecution was directed to answer eleven questions which had been put to him.

On February 23, 1956 he again appeared before the grand jury but refused to answer the questions which he had been…