State v. Echols

BRYNER, Chief Judge,

with whom SINGLETON, J., joins, concurring.

I agree with the majority opinion’s basic rationale in affirming the superior court’s dismissal order. However, I am concerned that the opinion may be misleading in the undue prominence it gives to decisions that dwell on whether and to what extent a court has the power to direct the prosecution to confer immunity on potential defense witnesses.

The state has mistakenly attempted to characterize the central issue in this case as whether Judge Rowland had the inherent power to order the state to immunize R.E. In support of its…