People v. Langella

Defendant was indicted on January 16, 1973 for the crime of criminal contempt in the first degree, a violation of section 215.51 of the Penal Law, as the result of his appearance before a Grand Jury investigating the predawn slaying of Joseph Gallo at Umberto’s Clam House on April 7, 1972. Testimony elicited before the Grand Jury indicated that certain persons allegedly connected with the "Colombo crime faction” were hiding out inside an apartment located at 101 Gedney Street in Nyack, New York, and the defendant was charged with unlawfully refusing to respond to inquiries concerning whether…