Legal Opinion
State v. Vinegra
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 30, 1977PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*486The opinion of the court was delivered by
Sullivan, J.
Defendant, Victor Vinegra, then the City Engineer of Elizabeth, was called before a Union County grand jury which was making an inquiry into official misconduct in Elizabeth involving a street improvement project. He was questioned before the grand jury without being advised of the scope of the investigation or that he was a possible target of the inquiry. Also, he was not told of. his privilege against self-incrimination or his right to testimonial immunity under N. J. S. A. 2A:81-17.2a2,. It is undisputed that defendant, in his appearance…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Garrity v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. AlstonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
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- State v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. HollanderNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
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