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MURPHY v. WATERFRONT COMM'N.

No. 138.

378 U.S. 52 (1964)

84 S.Ct. 1594

12 L.Ed.2d 678

MURPHY ET AL. v. WATERFRONT COMMISSION OF NEW YORK HARBOR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 15, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Krieger argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.

William P. Sirignano argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Irving Malchman.

Briefs of amici curiae, urging affirmance, were filed by Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General of New York, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General, Irving Galt, Assistant Solicitor General, and Barry Mahoney, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for the State of New York; and by H. Richard Uviller and Michael R. Juviler for the National District Attorneys' Association.

MR. JUSTICE GOLDBERG delivered the opinion of the Court.

We have held today that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination must be deemed fully applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment. Malloy v. Hogan, ante, p. 1. This case presents a related issue: whether one jurisdiction within our federal structure may compel a witness, whom it has immunized from prosecution under its laws, to give testimony which might then be used...

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