Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 21, 1985No. 48, 47 E.DPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
In these cross appeals we are called upon to decide whether, without the consent of the prosecutor, a trial court has the power to grant use immunity for the compelled testimony of a defense witness. The question of defense witness immunity presented here is one of first impression in this Commonwealth. The trial judge refused to grant immunity holding that:
[T]he request and issuance of immunity is within the judgment of the Attorney General and district attorney, neither the court nor defense counsel may force the prosecutor to compel the testimony of a…
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