Commonwealth v. DeCosey

RAUP, J.,

Before the court is the Commonwealth’s application in limine to determine the applicability of the Fifth Amendment privilege to one Patricia Bohannon, a material witness for the Commonwealth.

The facts surrounding the application axe these: On May 2,1977, the witness appeared at the district attorney’s office and, upon the advice of counsel, refused to answer questions regarding her anticipated testimony in the present case, and the witness indicated that if called at the trial of the case, she would plead the Fifth Amendment. This witness had previously been charged and tried on…