United States v. Levette Vangates

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

At issue in this appeal is whether certain statements made by a correctional officer are protected under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution and Garrity v. New Jersey, 385 U.S. 493, 87 S.Ct. 616, 17 L.Ed.2d 562 (1967). Specifically, appellant Levette Vangates contends that her conviction for deprivation of a prison inmate’s constitutional rights under color of law and obstruction of justice should be overturned because the district court erroneously concluded that her testimony from a previous civil trial was admissible in the criminal proceeding. Because we are…