Legal Opinion
People v. Johns
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1971No. 11 October Term 1970, Docket No. 52,574PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. G. Kavanagh, J.
John Johns refused to answer questions put to him by an Oakland County one man grand jury, claiming that Ms answers would tend to incriminate him. On motion of the Special Assistant Attorney General, the grand juror granted the defendant immunity under MCLA § 767.6 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev §28.946). Upon being shown the order granting the defendant immunity, defendant’s counsel asked the grand juror whether the immunity was intended to cover any crime or just those crimes within the scope of the grand jury. The grand juror responded that the immunity was the broadest privilege he could have; that…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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