Does "use immunity" apply to a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Campbell, 137 Cal.App.3d 867, 187 Cal.Rptr. 340 (Cal. App. 1982):
"Use immunity" was constitutionally sanctioned in Kastigar v. United States, supra, 406 U.S. 441, 452-453, 92 S.Ct. 1653, 1661, 32 L.Ed.2d 212, which held that "immunity from the use of compelled testimony
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