| 1907 - 2094 páginas
...view •if the constitutional provision, a statutory enactment, to be valid, must afford .-or>lute Immunity against future prosecution for the offense to which the question relates. In this respect, we give our assent rather to the doctrine of Query's Case, in Massachusetts, than... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1892 - 1066 páginas
...guard, and is not a full substitute for that prohibition. In view of the constitutional provision, a statutory enactment, to be valid, must afford absolute...prosecution for the offense to which the question relates. In this respect, we give our assent rather to the doctrine of Emery's Case, in Massachusetts, than... | |
| 1904 - 646 páginas
...has held that no statute defeats the privilege to a witness of refusing to testify unless it affords absolute immunity against future prosecution for the offense to which the question relates. (Counselman v. Hitchcock, 142 US 547.) The reasoning by which the court arrives at this conclusion... | |
| 1914 - 1440 páginas
...guard, and Is not a full substitute for that prohibition. In view of the constitutional provision, a statutory enactment, to be valid, must afford absolute...prosecution for the offense to which the question relates." To this statement of the true rule of law we give our hearty assent The "law must afford absolute immunity... | |
| 1903 - 1338 páginas
...has held that no statute defeats the privilege to a witness of refusing to testify, unless it affords absolute immunity against future prosecution for the offense to which the question relates. Counselman v. Hitchcock, 142 US 547, 12 Sup. Ct. 195, 35 L. Ed. i no. The reasoning by which the court... | |
| Lawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, William Mark McKinney, James Manford Kerr, John Crawford Thomson - 1892 - 780 páginas
...guard. and is not a full substitute for that prohibition. In view o; the constitutional provision, a statutory enactment, to be valid, must afford absolute...prosecution for the offense to which the question relates. In this respect, we give our assent rather to the doctrine of Emery's Case, in Massachusetts, than... | |
| 1900 - 810 páginas
...party or witness subject to prosecution after he answers the criminating question." or which does not "afford absolute immunity against future prosecution for the offense to which the question relate.-,." congress enacted that no person should be excused from attending or testifying before the... | |
| John Lewis - 1895 - 826 páginas
...the same extent in scope and effect." P. 585. And, again, " In view of the constitutional provision, a statutory enactment, to be valid, must afford absolute...prosecution for the offense to which the question relates." P. 586. There is a similar implication in Emery's case, 107 Mass. 172, 185. The only decision to the... | |
| 1896 - 576 páginas
...the Bevised Statutes was incomplete, and that, in view of the constitutional provision, a statnory enactment, to be valid, must afford absolute immunity...prosecution for the offense to which the question relates, Section 860 having provided merely that " no evidence given by him (the witness) shall be in any manner... | |
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