Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Rizzo v. County Court of Kenosha County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 29, 1966PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHanley, J.
The following issue is raised on this appeal:
Where the relator has answered under the compulsion of a court order, pursuant to sec. 885.34, Stats., questions relating to pre-1959 gambling activities in Milwaukee county, will prohibition lie to prevent prosecution of the relator for gambling in Kenosha county after 1959 ?
The relator contends that, having been compelled to testify as to the three specific questions and any questions supplementary thereto, he is entitled as a matter of law *646to be free from any prosecution on any charges of gambling.
Statutory procedures which allow testimony to be…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- State v. LloydWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
- State v. MurphyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- Carchidi v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1925
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. WashingtonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- State Ex Rel. Newspapers, Inc. v. Circuit Court for Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
- State v. HallWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
- State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1975
- State v. BlakeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
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