Legal Opinion
Cabot v. Corcoran
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 16, 1954PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, C.J.
This petition was filed in the Superior Court by the members of a special commission established under c. 100 of the Resolves of 1953 and “revived” by c. 80 of the Resolves of 1954 for the purpose of investigating the existence and extent of organized crime and organized gambling and related matters.
The prayers are that the respondent be ordered to answer forty questions which he refused to answer on the ground of self incrimination when he was summoned before the commission, all in reference to lottery tickets, lotteries, and related matters, and that he be ordered to answer such other…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Adamson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. MurdockSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Attorney General v. ColletonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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- Finance Commission of Boston v. McGrathMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Commonwealth v. BenoitMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- In re the Enforcement of a SubpoenaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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