People ex rel. Sillifant v. Sheriff

Chief Judge Conway (dissenting).

The sole issue presented is whether or not the Grand Jury, in the course of a “ John Doe ” investigation into alleged crimes by the employees of the Department of Buildings of the City of New York, possessed the power to direct an employee of that department to fill out a financial questionnaire outside the Grand Jury room, submit it completed to the Grand Jury swearing that his answers contained therein were true, and testify under oath regarding those answers. We have concluded that it is possessed of no such power.

On February 2, 1959 the Second Additional…