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Is there anything to protect against parallel construction? Bob mentions he was selling drugs to a guy near the scene of the crime. A police officer then find
by waterhouse 7y ago
Is there anything to protect against parallel construction? Bob mentions he was selling drugs to a guy near the scene of the crime. A police officer then finds out who the buyer was, and gets him to testify to bring drug charges against Bob. Or: During the following weeks, a police officer just happens to be in the same place at the same time of night every week, and eventually catches one of Bob's future transactions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witness_immunity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witness_immunity seems to be the reference. Seems to cover the exact issue: "In the United States, the prosecution may grant immunity in one of two forms. Transactional immunity, colloquially known as "blanket" or "total" immunity, completely protects the witness from future prosecution for crimes related to his or her testimony. Use and derivative use immunity prevents the prosecution only from using the witness's own testimony or any evidence derived from the testimony against the witness. However, if the prosecutor acquires evidence substantiating the crime independently of the witness's testimony, the witness may then be prosecuted."
- dgzl 7y agoI would guess what you're describing is actually an intended outcome.
- austincheney 7y agoThere is specific immunity and blanket immunity. Specific immunity is protection from prosecution for a specified offense. Blanket immunity is protection from prosecution for any offense related to a given court case. Immunity, like double jeopardy, is limited to a given court. For example a state prosecutor can grant immunity in exchange for testimony, but in the case of overlap with federal law the witness can still be prosecuted in a federal court.