Legal Opinion
Kugler v. Helfant
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 9, 1975No. 74-80PublishedCited by 766 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
Edwin H. Helfant brought this action in Federal District Court to enjoin the Attorney General of New Jersey and other New Jersey officials from proceeding with the prosecution of an indictment pending against him in that State. His complaint alleged that he had been coerced into testifying before a state grand jury by the concerted action of a State Deputy Attorney General and members of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and that the indictment, charging him with obstruction of justice and false swearing, had grown out of that coerced testimony. His complaint further alleged that the significant…
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