Legal Opinion
Furs v. Superior Court
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 21, 2010No. SC 18183PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McLACHLAN, J.
The plaintiff in error (plaintiff), Anthony Furs, brings this writ of error seeking reversal of the judgment of the trial court finding him in criminal contempt of court for refusing to testify in the trial of Alfredo Gonzalez, following the court’s order granting the state’s application to grant the plaintiff use immunity pursuant to General Statutes § 54-47a. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly determined that the state may limit its offer of immunity to use immunity. Specifically, the plaintiff claims that § 54-47a requires the state to offer a witness both…
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