New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. . Joseph Cassidy and Louis T. Walter, Jr.
January 12, 1915213 N.Y. 388
Summary
The Court affirmed the conviction of Cassidy and reversed the conviction of Walter, holding that evidence of a conspiracy is admissible even when the conspiracy is not charged in the indictment and that a witness who testifies after waiving privilege in one proceeding retains Fifth Amendment protection and statutory immunity in a later independent prosecution.