Legal Opinion
In re Grand Jury Proceedings
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 12, 1995No. Nos. 94-10339, 95-10233, 95-10257 to 95-10260PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNG, District Judge.
These six cases appearing on the Court’s Miscellaneous Business Docket present two related questions, viz. (1) can the United States Attorney delegate to another senior official in his office the important power to request of the Attorney General that immunity from prosecution be conferred on an individual pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 6002? and, if so, (2) what is the appropriate procedure for effecting such a delegation?
This Court has already explored the important Congressional limitations upon the power to grant immunity in In re Grand Jury Proceedings, 673 F.Supp. 1138,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Elijah Dewayne SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- In Re Grand Jury ProceedingsDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987
- In the Matter of the Special September 1978 Grand Jury (Ii). Appeal of John F. Wall, WitnessCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. United States of America v. Louis RotundoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
3Cited by1 opinion
- Davis v. LehaneDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2000