Legal Opinion
Corson v. Hames
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 7, 1977No. 32444PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
Applicant was held in contempt for refusing to testify after being given transactional immunity conditional on her "full,” "complete” and "truthful” testimony "in every particular.” The Court of Appeals affirmed despite applicant’s contention that a conditional immunity is not as broad as the protection of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Corson v. Hames, 141 Ga. App. 751 (234 SE2d 412) (1977). We granted certiorari to review this holding.
1. Code Ann. § 38-1715 does not authorize a grant of transactional immunity, i.e., immunity from prosecution. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stevens v. MarksSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ingram v. PrescottSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Corson v. HamesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
3Cited by9 opinions
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