Does the use of "a witness" in the context of immunized testimony constitute self-incrimination?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Allen, 864 F.3d 63 (2nd Cir. 2017):

102 For clarity, we have taken the liberty of emending the Government's original use of "a witness" to "that defendant," because selfincrimination, by definition, is only a concern when the defendant was the witness.

103 Id. at 123.

104 Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 44, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971).

105 See United States v. North, 920 F.2d 940, 942 (D.C. Cir. 1990) ("[W]itnesses' exposure to immunized testimony can taint their trial testimony irrespective of the prosecution's role in the exposure."); see also 18 U.S.C. 6005.

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