Case: Stevens v. Marks, New York Supreme Court Justice; Stevens v. McCloskey, Sheriff
Abbreviation: Stevens v. Marks
Decision Date: 1965-10-11
Docket Number: No. 210; No. 290
Citation: 382 U.S. 809
Volume: 382
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Stevens v. Marks, New York Supreme Court Justice. Stevens v. McCloskey, Sheriff.
Judges: 
Pages: 809–809

Head Matter:
No. 210.
No. 290.
Stevens v. Marks, New York Supreme Court Justice. Stevens v. McCloskey, Sheriff.
Gerard E. Maloney for petitioner.
Frank S. Hogan and H. Richard Uviller for respondents.

Opinion:
App. Div., Sup. Ct. N. Y., 1st Jud. Dept.; and
C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petitions which reads as follows:
"1. Is Article 1, Section 6 of the New York State Constitution and Section 1123 of the New York City Charter repugnant to the United States Constitution in that any public officer who refuses to sign a waiver of immunity and claims a privilege against self-incrimination suffers a penalty of loss of his public position and is barred from public employment for five years under the New York State Constitution and forever under the New York City Charter?"
The cases are consolidated and a total of two hours is allotted for oral argument.
Reported below: No. 210, 22 App. Div. 2d 683, 253 N. Y. S. 2d 401; No. 290, 345 F. 2d 305.