Legal Opinion
In re the Third September, 1958 Grand Jury to Submit and File Its Report Concerning Its Investigation of Certain Television Quiz Programs
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Decided November 19, 1959PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell D. Schweitzer, J.
On September 17, 1958, this court impaneled the Third September, 1958 Grand Jury. The court charged this Grand Jury that its inquiry would be confined “ to an investigation into the way that certain television quiz programs had been conducted.” Included in the charge was the following direction: “ I will not charge you with respect to any specific provisions of the Penal Law because I do not know what evidence will be presented to you. If the facts, as you find them, involve possible violations of the Penal Law, the District Attorney will call the appropriate sections to your attention. ’ ’
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Northern Securities Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Matter of DoyleNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Application of United Electrical, Radio & M. WorkersDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- In Re Report of Grand JuryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
- Jones v. PeopleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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- MATTER OF WOOD v. HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- MATTER OF WOOD v. HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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