Legal Opinion
State v. Perla
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1968PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
Defendant is the Commissioner of Street Sanitation of the City of Buffalo, to which position he was appointed in January, 1966. He was, before that, from April, 1954 to January, 1966, Acting Head Parking Fee Collector and Parking Fee Collector of that city.
The Grand Jury of Erie County in March, 1966 conducted an inquiry into defendant’s conduct of the previously held parking fee collecting offices. He was subpoenaed before the Grand Jury; advised of the nature of the inquiry by the District Attorney; offered a waiver of immunity covering his parking fee offices, and refused to sign it.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Garrity v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Spevack v. KleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- People v. DoyleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Reports of the Saratoga CountyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Informal Opinion No., New York Attorney General Reports1983