PEOPLE v. DE SALVO


32 N.Y.2d 12 (1973)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Vito De Salvo, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 15, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Lyon and Paul Chevigny for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Daniel J. Sullivan of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER concur.


BREITEL, J.

Defendant, convicted of criminal contempt (Penal Law, § 215.50) for refusal to answer questions before a Grand Jury despite having been granted transactional and testimonial immunity, appeals. He contends that the Grand Jury proceeding was entirely illegal because, concededly, he would not have been subpoenaed as a witness before it except for an illegal...

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