Legal Opinion
United States v. David Brummitt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1981No. 81-1067PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
David Brummitt appeals from his conviction for criminal contempt for failure to testify before a federal grand jury after being granted use immunity under 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002, 6003. On appeal, Brummitt principally claims that (a) the testimony he refused to give would subject him to foreign prosecution, against which use immunity would not protect him, and that he was denied an opportunity to present evidence as to the real hazard of foreign prosecution that his testimony would present; (b) his five year sentence is excessive; and (c) the jury selection process in the…
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