John Doe I v. SUPERIOR CT. IN & FOR PIMA CTY.

OPINION

LIVERMORE, Judge.

This special action was taken from the order of the superior court holding the petitioners in contempt for refusing to testify before the Pima County grand jury after having been granted use immunity pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4064. The petitioners contend that Arizona’s use immunity statute is unconstitutional because 1) the protection afforded by the statute is not coextensive with the provisions of the Fifth Amendment against compulsory self-incrimination, and 2) the statute permits incarceration for an indefinite period, and is therefore punitive in nature without…