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Legal Citation: 406 U.S. 472 (1972)

Petitioner
Joseph Arthur Zicarelli

Respondent
The New Jersey State Commission of Investigation

Petitioner's Claim
That a state commission's requirement that Zicarelli answer questions under a grant of immunity from prosecution was inconsistent with his constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Michael A. Querques

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Andrew F. Phelan

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr. (writing for the Court), Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall (William J. Brennan, Jr., and William H. Rehnquist did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
22 May 1972

Decision
The...