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MATTER OF KOOTA v. COLOMBO

17 N.Y.2d 147 (1966)

In the Matter of Aaron E. Koota, District Attorney of Kings County, on Behalf of the Regular April 1964 Grand Jury of the County of Kings, Respondent, v. Joseph Colombo et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 24, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice Edelbaum for John Oddo, Joseph Livoti and Salvatore Peritore, appellants.

David F. Price for remaining appellants.

Aaron E. Koota, District Attorney (Irving P. Seidman and Elliott Golden of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN and KEATING concur.

FULD, J.

The appellants, although granted the complete immunity provided for by section 2447 of the Penal Law, refused to testify before a Kings County Grand Jury and were adjudged guilty of criminal contempt (Judiciary Law, § 750, subd. A, par. 3). The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed, and this court granted leave to consider, primarily, two grounds urged by the appellants for reversal, namely, ...

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