People v. De Feo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
De Feo, a witness before a Grand Jury, appeals from a determination holding him guilty of contempt (Judiciary Law, § 750, subd. A, par. 5), for having given evasive answers, tantamount to a refusal to answer, to legal and proper interrogatories (Matter of Finkel v. McCook, 247 App. Div. 57, affd. 271 N. Y. 636).
Of the contentions advanced on the appeal, two are substantial. The first is that the De Feo’s answers were not evasive,- and "therefore, not contemptuous or contumacious. The second is that De Fee’s privilege against being compelled to testify against himself was violated, and…
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