Legal Opinion
State v. Strong
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 16, 1988PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
HANDLER, J.
This appeal requires the Court to determine the scope of the limited immunity from prosecution under N.J.S.A. 2A:81-17.3. This prohibits the State from using evidence against a person that is “directly or indirectly derived” from his own compelled testimony. Defendant, Michael Strong, contends that he was indicted on evidence derived from testimony that he was compelled to give in exchange for a grant of limited immunity under this statute. This, he claims, violates his right not to incriminate himself as guaranteed by both the fifth…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by31 opinions
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