Legal Opinion
Second Additional Grand Jury of Kings v. Cirillo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 9, 1962PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
On November 1, 1961, in the County Court, Kings County, appellant was found guilty, summarily, of a criminal contempt of court (Judiciary Law, § 750, subd. 5) for willfully refusing to answer proper questions posed by the Second Additional Grand Jury of the County of Kings which was investigating the circumstances surrounding the attempted strangulation of one Lawrence Gallo on August 20, 1961 at the Sahara Lounge Restaurant, and the slaying of one Joseph Magnasco on October 4, 1961 on a Brooklyn street.
After immunity had been conferred upon him pursuant to the provisions of section 2447 of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Matter of Spector v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Ex parte SticeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- In Re WardMichigan Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Kirkland v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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- People v. CutroneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- 11 Fair empl.prac.cas. 38, 10 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,357 Edward L. Kirkland and Nathaniel Hayes, Each Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The New York State Department of Correctional Services, and Albert M. Ribeiro and Henry L. Coons, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- People v. DidioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978