IN RE INVESTIGATING GRAND JURY, ETC.


495 Pa. 186 (1981)

433 A.2d 5

In re INVESTIGATING GRAND JURY OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. Appeal of Richard DRAPCZUK.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 31, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holly Maguigan, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Jane Greenspan, Philadelphia, for appellee.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Petitioner Richard Drapczuk was subpoenaed by an investigating grand jury and granted immunity for his testimony. When he refused to testify, the supervising judge, after a hearing, entered an order of civil contempt against him.

Petitioner asserts that his contempt citation should be reversed because, in his view, the record does not support a finding that the grand jury requested the court to initiate contempt...

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