Legal Opinion

People v. Di Napoli

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 19, 1970PublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Judge Fuld.

We are called upon to decide whether the courts below were warranted in authorizing the Public Service Commission to inspect the grand jury minutes in a proceeding long concluded.

In 1966, the District Attorney of New York County embarked on an investigation of alleged rigged bidding among a number of construction companies in connection with contracts let by the Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and other utilities. Following that investigation, which extended over a two-year period, the District Attorney presented his evidence to a grand jury. As a result of that…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. Amazon Industrial Chemical CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1931
  2. People Ex Rel. Hirschberg v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
  3. Matter of QuinnNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
  4. In re Attorney-General of the United States, New York County Courts1936
  5. Investigation v. CrainNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1931

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3Cited by89 opinions

  1. In re District AttorneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SayavongNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. Additional January 1979 Grand Jury of Albany Supreme Court v. DoeNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. DeFayette v. BallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  5. The People v. Jose Martinez BaxinNew York Court of Appeals · 2015

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