Legal Opinion
In Re Direct Contempt of Caito
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 29, 1984No. 883S291PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON CRIMINAL PETITION TO TRANSFER
GIVAN, Chief Justice.
Appellant brings this petition pursuant to Appellate Rule 4(A)(10) seeking a review of the Hamilton Circuit Court's finding him in direct contempt, and to challenge the constitutionality of Indiana's Grand Jury Use Immunity statute, IC § 35-84-2-8 [Burns Supp.1988], as it applies to target witnesses.
Appellant was subpoenaed as a target witness before the Hamilton County Grand Jury in the matter of the investigation of the death of Delvoyd Baker. Appellant complied with the subpoena. However, upon his attorney's advice, he refused to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. ApfelbaumSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by33 opinions
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