immunity from prosecution
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Under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, a person may not be compelled to testify against himself.
The prosecution may require a witness to testify, but in order to do so must first confer immunity upon the witness.
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. Exemption from performing duties that the law generally requires ...Immunity from Prosecution. State and federal statutes may grant witnesses im...
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For two decades, the state Ethics Commission's staff has given informal advice and immunity from prosecution to public officials in West Virginia, even though the Ethics Act doesn't specifically authorize the practice.
The Ethics Commission keeps secret the advice and the name of the public official who made the inquiry.
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SANAA, Yemen - Deep divisions within Yemen's opposition appeared to doom an Arab proposal for the president to step down within a month, raising the prospect of more bloodshed and instability in a nation already beset by deep poverty and conflict.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled for 32 years, agreed Saturday to the Gulf Cooperation Council's formula for him to transfer power to his vice president within 30 days of a deal being signed in exchange for immunity from prosecution for him and his sons.
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Saying "at last justice has prevailed," Baltimore City Councilwoman Helen L. Holton praised Maryland's top court late Wednesday for declining to reinstate criminal charges that she had committed bribery, and later perjury, in voting for tax breaks for developers who had made an indirect payment to her.
The Court of Appeals said Holton enjoyed legislative immunity from prosecution related to her vote. The immunity enables lawmakers to cast votes without fear of criminal sanction or litigation, the court said.
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A new Pennsylvania law gives immunity from prosecution to a minor who calls 911 for an intoxicated friend in a medical emergency related to drinking.
The law was signed by Gov. Tom Corbett and went into effect last month.
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Yemen Cabinet grants immunity to president
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's Cabinet on Sunday approved a law granting President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and anyone who has worked under him, immunity from prosecution for any crimes committed during his 33- year rule.