Is immunized witness testimony to be viewed with distrust?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Daniels, 277 Cal.Rptr. 122, 52 Cal.3d 815, 802 P.2d 906 (Cal. 1991):
20 Defendant points to no authority requiring the court to instruct the jury that immunized-witness testimony is to be viewed with distrust. We have held that the court has no such duty to instruct sua sponte. (People v. Leach (1985) 41 Cal.3d 92, 106, 221 Cal.Rptr. 826, 710 P.2d 893.)
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