Legal Opinion
Wright v. McAdory
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided December 7, 1988No. M-2630PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
536 So.2d 897 (1988)
John WRIGHT
v.
J.D. McAdory, Sheriff.
No. M-2630.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
December 7, 1988.
Cynthia Stewart, Jackson, for appellant.
Robert Taylor, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Jackson, for appellee.
En Banc.
ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:
I
This case presents important questions regarding the administration of our criminal justice system. To what extent is the district attorney empowered to grant a witness immunity from prosecution in exchange for the witness' appearance before the grand jury? We answer the question and hold that, so long as the authority and approval of the…
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