Tennessee § 40-12-106 - Prosecution of persons applying to testify not barred — Express immunity.
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§ 40-12-106. Prosecution of persons applying to testify not barred — Express immunity.
Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of law, no person applying to testify before the grand jury shall be immune from prosecution based upon testimony subsequently given pursuant to the application, except under express grant of immunity by the grand jury. Acts 1978, ch. 727, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 399, § 1; T.C.A., § 40-1628. Cross-References. Immunity from prosecution, title 40, ch. 16. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 9.23. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Criminal Procedure, § 11.
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