Legal Opinion
Corson v. Hames
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 30, 1977No. 53018PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Amy Ruth Corson, defendant in the trial court, was convicted for contempt in Cobb County Superior Court and sentenced to 20 days confinement.
There are two issues presented on appeal.
*752A. Did the trial court order Corson to testify to matters that might be self-incriminating without the protection of a legal grant of immunity under the Witness Immunity Act of 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, pp. 727, 728; Code Ann. § 38-1715 (hereinafter § 38-1715)).
B. Did the trial court grant immunity to Corson that would be valid in all State of Georgia and federal courts? Held:
Conviction sustained.
Corson was…
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- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Ingram v. PrescottSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Powell v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
3Cited by2 opinions
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