Immunity for witnesses testifying before congressional committees

Shampansky, Jay R. (Author)

1986

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

When a witness before a congressional committee asserts his fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination, the committee may obtain a court order which compels him to testify and grants him immunity against the use of his testimony and information derived from that testimony in a subsequent criminal prosecution. He may still be prosecuted on the basis of other evidence.

Jay R. Shampansky, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division

CRS 86-1026 A

"December 10, 1986."

SuDoc# 14. 18/3

eng

1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

14 pages

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