Legal Opinion
People v. Chestnut
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 4, 1970PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
The six defendants in this case were charged with criminal contempt (former Penal Law, § 600, subd. 6) for refusing to answer questions during an investigation by a New York County Grand Jury after they had been granted immunity. After unsuccessfully attempting to challenge the informations, in both the Federal and State courts, on the ground that the Grand Jury was unlawfully constituted, the defendants were tried and convicted in the New York City Criminal Court and their convictions were unanimously affirmed by the Appellate Term. On this appeal, they argue, among other…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Turner v. FoucheSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fay v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by37 opinions
- People v. SenisiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Di Lorenzo v. MurtaghNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- United States of America Ex Rel. William Epton v. Albert Nenna, Warden, Manhattan House of Detention for MenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- People v. DercoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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