Powell v. Allen

Clark, Judge.

This is a contempt case. Appellant was called as a witness in a criminal trial in the DeKalb Superior Court. Asserting grounds of self-incrimination he declined to answer certain questions propounded by the district attorney. Thereupon, the district attorney requested the trial court to grant the witness immunity under the Witness Immunity Statute. Ga. L. 1975, pp. 727, 729 (Code Ann. § 38-1715). This request for immunity was granted and the trial judge then ordered appellant to answer the various questions. Appellant again refused to answer in the face of the order of immunity.…