La Russa Appeal
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Dissent
*280Dissenting Opinion by
Jacobs,, J.:
I respectfully dissent.
The Immunity Act1 requires a “proceeding relating to organized crime or racketeering” and a “need for the grant of immunity.” The Attorney General’s petition must set forth the “nature of the investigation and the need for the immunization of the witness.” I believe that such a proceeding existed here and that the Attorney General’s petition was adequate.
The “proceeding” here is am investigation by a special grand jury into “widespread police corruption.” In my opinion such an investigation is a “proceeding relating to organized crime.”…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BRADYSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. StaudenmayerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- In re Attorney General for Grant of Immunity & Order to Testify to GarberCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972