Legal Opinion
In Re Pillo
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided December 8, 1952PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
William J. Brennan, Jr., J.
In March 1952 a Burlington County grand jury investigating alleged corrupt protection by public officials of illicit gambling activities asked 13' questions of James Christy and 44 questions of Patsy Pillo which the witnesses, asserting the privilege against self-incrimination, refused to answer. The State brought the instant proceedings in the Law Division to secure orders directing them to answer.
After a hearing at which the State agreed not to press for an order as to six of the questions put to Pillo and Pillo agreed he…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. MurdockSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Mason v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- O'CONNELL v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by54 opinions
- United States v. Gondolfo Miranti, United States of America v. Domenico BandoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- In Re Myron FarberSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- In Re AddonizioSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1968
- State v. ShortSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Matter of Grand Jury Proceedings of GuarinoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
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