Supreme Court of New Jersey

In the Matter of Patsy Pillo, Charged With Criminal Contempt of Court, and in the Matter of James Christy, Charged…

December 8, 195211 N.J. 8

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that the trial orders compelling answers to grand‑jury questions were final judgments appealable to the Appellate Division and that the privilege against self‑incrimination does not protect answers to questions concerning matters beyond the two‑year statute of limitations, nor to "do you know" inquiries, but does protect two specific money‑delivery questions that could expose the witness to prosecution within the limitation period.