[DOWNLOAD] "State Alaska v. Honorable Rene J. Gonzalez" by Supreme Court of Alaska " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Alaska v. Honorable Rene J. Gonzalez
- Author : Supreme Court of Alaska
- Release Date : January 04, 1993
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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MATTHEWS, Justice. Article I, section 9 of the Alaska Constitution states that "no person shall be compelled in any criminal proceeding to be
a witness against himself." This section does not prohibit compelling a person to testify in a criminal case against another
person, even though the testimony may show that the witness was guilty of a crime. Surina v. Buckalew, 629 P.2d 969 (Alaska
1981); State v. Serdahely, 635 P.2d 1182 (Alaska 1981) (per curiam). However, a witness who is compelled to testify must be
granted some type of immunity from prosecution.