1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.Y.2d
  4. 6 N.Y.2d
  5. 6 N.Y.2d 487 (1959)
 

PEOPLE EX REL. SILLIFANT v. SHERIFF

6 N.Y.2d 487 (1959)

The People of the State of New York ex rel. George Edward Sillifant, Appellant, v. Sheriff of the City of New York, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 8, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Kleinman, Lawrence Peirez and Henry W. Schober for appellant.

Lester G. Knopping for Civil Service Forum, amicus curiæ, in support of appellant's position.

Edward S. Silver, District Attorney (Aaron E. Koota and William Sonenshine of counsel), for respondent.

Judges DYE and FULD concur with Judge DESMOND; Judge BURKE concurs in a separate opinion; Chief Judge CONWAY dissents in an opinion in which Judges FROESSEL and VAN VOORHIS concur.

DESMOND, J.

We see in this Grand Jury questionnaire procedure no violation of section 248 or section 249 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or of any other law. Relator, an inspector employed by the New York City Department of Buildings, was subpœnaed before the Grand Jury, appeared there and executed a waiver of immunity. After being sworn, he was handed a questionnaire...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases