Legal Opinion
Garrity v. New Jersey
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 23, 1967No. 13PublishedCited by 1,436 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Appellants were police officers in certain New Jersey boroughs. The Supreme Court of New Jersey ordered that alleged irregularities in handling cases in the municipal courts of those boroughs be investigated by the Attorney General, invested him with broad powers of inquiry and investigation, and directed him to make a report to the court. The matters investigated concerned alleged fixing of traffic tickets.
Before being questioned, each appellant was warned (1) that anything he said might be used against him in any state criminal proceeding; (2) that he had the privilege to refuse to answer…
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