Legal Opinion
Sigety v. Abrams
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 2, 1980No. 1153, Docket 80-2044PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Charles Sigety petitioned the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Mary Johnson Lowe, Judge, for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that his incarceration under a state warrant of commitment for civil contempt violated his rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. After determining that the contempt adjudication had been based on testimony elicited in violation of Sigety’s privilege against self-incrimination, the district court ordered that the petitioner be released from custody unless a review hearing, as provided by state law,…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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