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IN RE ZICARELLI

55 N.J. 249 (1970)

261 A.2d 129

IN THE MATTERS OF JOSEPH ARTHUR ZICARELLI, ROBERT BASILE OCCHIPINTI, AND ANTHONY RUSSO, CHARGED WITH CIVIL CONTEMPT OF THE STATE COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION. JOSEPH ARTHUR ZICARELLI, ROBERT BASILE OCCHIPINTI, AND ANTHONY RUSSO, APPELLANTS, v. THE NEW JERSEY STATE COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION, RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 20, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Michael A. Querques argued the cause for appellant Zicarelli; Mr. Samuel D. Bozza argued the cause for appellant Occhipinti (Mr. Daniel E. Isles and Mr. Harvey Weissbard, of counsel and on the brief; Messrs. Querques, Isles & Weissbard, attorneys for appellant Zicarelli).

Mr. William Pollack argued the cause for appellant Russo.

Mr. Wilbur H. Mathesius and Mr. Kenneth P. Zauber argued the cause for respondent.

The opinion of the court was delivered by WEINTRAUB, C.J.

Appellants refused to answer questions before the State Commission of Investigation (herein S.C.I.) and persisted in that refusal notwithstanding a grant of immunity. Upon the S.C.I.'s application to the Superior Court, each was ordered to be incarcerated until he answered. We certified their appeals before argument in the Appellate Division.

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