United States v. Edwards

RULING

POLOZOLA, Chief Judge.

Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss 1 based on alleged violations of Kasti-gar v. United States. 2 The United States has filed an opposition to the motion. 3 For reasons which follow, the Court denies defendants’ motion to dismiss. 4

In their motion, defendants argue that they “received complete derivative use immunity for their testimony pursuant to Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 433(A)(2).” 5 Defendants further assert that the “immunity granted by Article 433(A)(2) is binding on the federal government.” 6 The United States denies that any…