Timeline for Can a witness refuse to answer a question in a civil proceeding if it would incriminate her on a unrelated criminal matter?
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| May 31, 2022 at 2:02 | comment | added | candied_orange | @IllusiveBrian be sure the prosecutor granting immunity grants immunity from all possible prosecution. State, fed, other prosecutors in the same office. Bill Cosby thought he had immunity. Didn’t keep him outa jail. | |
| May 30, 2022 at 21:09 | comment | added | Tiger Guy | the other answer titles itself no, then answers yes in the text | |
| May 30, 2022 at 19:36 | comment | added | David Siegel | @Neil Meyer I have now posted an answer to the linked question, although if you read the previous answer fully it does cover this case. | |
| May 30, 2022 at 18:07 | comment | added | IllusiveBrian | @gnasher729 After hiring a lawyer, ask the prosecutor for immunity in exchange for testimony. | |
| May 30, 2022 at 15:44 | vote | accept | lvella | ||
| May 30, 2022 at 15:17 | comment | added | gnasher729 | So what should you do if you want to help but not get into trouble for it, extreme case a burglar looking out of the window and witnessing a murder? | |
| May 30, 2022 at 15:15 | history | edited | user6726 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 30, 2022 at 14:55 | comment | added | Neil Meyer | this is actually contrary to the answer I got from my question asking can you plead the 5th in a civil case. Could I ask you to post a similar post to this one here? - law.stackexchange.com/questions/74942/… | |
| May 30, 2022 at 14:53 | history | answered | user6726 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |