Legal Opinion

In re the Second Additional Grand Jury

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 9, 1960PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBbennan, J.

The appellants, who are attorneys, have been adjudged guilty of a criminal contempt by the County Court, Kings County, for their failure to answer questions before a Kings County Grand Jury, the respondents herein.

The subjects as to which the Grand Jury inquiry was being prosecuted, and as to which the testimony of the appellants was sought, were whether there had been any unlawful solicitation of legal business in Kings County in violation of article 24 of the Penal Law and as to the existence in Kings County of any criminal conspiracy (Penal Law, art. 54) among certain attorneys and other…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Matter of RoussNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  2. Matter of DoyleNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  3. Matter of Spector v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
  4. People v. GilletteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  5. People v. De FeoNew York Court of Appeals · 1955

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lurie v. WittnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  2. Lurie v. WittnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  3. United States Ex Rel. Laino v. Warden of Wallkill PrisonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
  4. People v. DercoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  5. January 1979 Grand Jury v. DoeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981

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