Commonwealth v. Long
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
Appellant requested our review of the Superior Court order affirming the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 400 Pa.Super. 163, 583 A..2d 428. The trial court had sentenced Appellant to 90 days imprisonment after having found him in contempt of court for failing to testify at the murder and conspiracy trial of Curtis Brandon. We granted the Appellant’s Petition for Allowance of Appeal to review under what circumstances a witness may invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination once he has testified at his own trial, has been…
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