Legal Opinion
People v. Saperstein
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 1957PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
Defendant’s conviction was for five crimes of criminal contempt (Penal Law, § 600). The jury’s verdict of guilt amounted to findings that defendant, on his appearances as a witness under subpoena before a New York County Grand Jury on March 11 and 15, 1954, had been five times guilty of contumacious refusals to answer legal and proper questions in that he failed and refused to state definitely who were the participants in five telephone conversations which had been wire-tapped and the recordings of which were read to defendant before the Grand Jury. On this trial for the alleged contempts it *214w…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Fay v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Schwartz v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- People v. GilletteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- United States v. PolakoffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- People v. De FeoNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
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3Cited by36 opinions
- United States v. ArmocidaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- United States v. KalustianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Castillo-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Charles v. GrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- United States v. BaynesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
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