Legal Opinion
Chestnut v. New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 2, 1966No. 164, Docket 30402PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
The eight appellants claim the right to have the criminal cases pending against them in the state court removed to the federal court on the ground that they will be denied or cannot enforce in the state court their rights arising under a law providing for such equal civil rights.
Appellants have been charged in informations filed in the Criminal Court of the City of New York with criminal contempt under § 600(6) of the New York Penal Law, McKinney’s Consol.Laws c. 40, for refusing to answer questions propounded by a Grand Jury for New York County investigating…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by15 opinions
- People v. ChestnutNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Chestnut v. People of State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Samuels v. MacKellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Emery v. Northern Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Criminal Court of City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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