PEOPLE v. SAPERSTEIN


2 N.Y.2d 210 (1957)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Louis B. Saperstein, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided January 10, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irwin N. Wilpon and Burton B. Turkus for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Albert P. Loening, Jr., and Richard G. Denzer of counsel), for respondent.

CONWAY, Ch. J., DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE, JJ., concur.


DESMOND, 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 subpœna 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...

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