In the Matter of the Third September, 1958 Grand Jury to Submit and File Its Report Concerning Its Investigation of Certain Television Quiz Programs.
Court of General Sessions of County of New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 19, 1959.
November 19, 1959.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Richard G. Denzer of counsel), for People of the State of New York.
Garey & Garey (Jacob J. Rosenblum of counsel), for Jack Barry.
Lewis, Durante & Bartel for Entertainment Productions, Inc.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft (Cornelius W. Wickersham, Peter M. Brown and Manuel Lee Robbins of counsel), for Grand Jury Association of New York County, amicus curiæ.
Samuel D. Smoleff for Citizens Union, amicus curiæ.
Edward H. Levine and Irwin Wilpon for Kings County Criminal Courts Bar Association, amicus curiæ.
Gilbert S. Rosenthal for Association of Lawyers of the Criminal Courts of Manhattan, amicus curiæ.
Bernard Hirschhorn and Frank R. Klein for Criminal Courts Bar Association of Queens County, amicus curiæ.
David Hartfield, Jr., and Melvin H. Osterman for Empire State Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, amicus curiæ.
Emanuel Redfield for New York Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiæ.
Frank M. Nicolosi for Queens County Grand Jurors' Association, amicus curiæ.
Coudert Brothers (Frederick R. Coudert, Jr., of counsel), for Coty, Inc.
Court of General Sessions of County of New York.
MITCHELL 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...
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