5A Flashcards
(56 cards)
5A says no person shall be compelled -__
in any crim case to be witness against himself
3 elements of 5A privilege
- testimonial comm
- that is compelled
- tends to personally incriminate
Grants of immunity can __-
dispel 5A
2 types of immunity
transactional
use
what is transactional immunity
can’t prosecute immunized witness for any matters about which required to testify or any crimes/transactions related to testimony
what is use immunity
won’t use testimony against you directly or to develop any other case
Today understand that 5A can be invoked in ___
any legal proceeding where fear of self-incrim (certainly GJ)
Hitchcock says that criminal case means ___ NOT ___
exposure to crim liability, forum where statement made
Walker says that GJ witness may be given ___
transactional immunity to provide info otherwise protected by 5A
A witness can be forced to testify before GJ if __
given transactional immunity
Privilege ends when ___
SOL for your crime ends
Walker says 5A narrowly about ___ not ___
right not to have testimony used against you, broader protection against ridicule/reputational damage
A GJ witness with immunity could still be prosecuted for __
perjury
A GJ witness with transactional immunity must be __
responsive to questions asked (but can be broad)
what is a cooperation agreement
privately negotiated agreement with witness and pros
In Ullman a defendant was given immunity and called to testify ___
before GJ about espionage but refused to testify and held in contempt
Ullman affirms that things like ____ not 5A concern
loss of passport, job, expulsion labor union
Kastigar says that govt need not ____ to comply with 5A
grant full transactional immunity (use immunity enough)
For use immunity, a person can be prosecuted for _____ so long as ____
thing to which testimony relates, use/derivative use immunity not violated
Marshall dissents in Kastigar to say ___
too much risk tainted evidence will slip through
North facts
immunized testimony about Iran-Contra before congressional committee on national TV. D’s prosecutors walled off from media coverage but trial witnesses had been exposed between GJ and trial
North held that if the congressional testimony had ___
influenced trial witness accounts at all would be a “use” in violation of the immunity
The DC circuit on remand in North case ultimately determined ____
impossible task to analyze if any of gov’s case came from D’s testimony
Facts of North but prosecutor attempts to read in the GJ testimony and then allows for cross
too close to North, would not be allowed