Immunity isn't simply given as a trade for testimony. Because a person has their 5th amendment rights: which would allow them to refuse to testify to anything at all, the prosecutor's answer is to strip the witness of their 5th amendment defense by immunizing them. With immunity, the witness now cannot invoke 5th amendment rights because they cannot be held criminally liable for the testimony which might incriminate them.
A collection of articles defining our times. The pages contain clickable links, don't let the titles fool you, some of the best articles have very non-descript titles and there are usually more articles on the matters in the days and week pages the links land on so it's a sort of treasure hunt through history, Enjoy!
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