CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - SELF-INCRIMINATION - EFFECT OF STATE IMMUNITY STATUTE IN FEDERAL COURT

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Abstract

The defendant was indicted for violation of the National Prohibition Act. He pleaded immunity from prosecution in the federal court because of his forced testimony in the trial of another in the state court. Held, the state immunity statute was ineffective to protect the defendant in a federal court. United States v. Smith, 51 F.(2d) 803 (1931).

Recommended Citation

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - SELF-INCRIMINATION - EFFECT OF STATE IMMUNITY STATUTE IN FEDERAL COURT, 30 Mich. L. Rev. 461 (1932).
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