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Curtis v. Duval, No. 96-1976 (1st Cir.) (124 F.3d 1) (August 13, 1997) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

In Government of the Virgin Islands v. Smith, 615 F.3d 964 (3rd Cir. 1980), the Third Circuit originated the "effective defense theory" under which it ruled that a trial court has the power to grant immunity to a witness who otherwise would invoke the Fifth Amendment based on a defendant's ...

 

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