Opinion ID: 2544552
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Defense witness

Text: The only witness Diaz called was Marissa Rosqueta, whose presence was compelled by subpoena. The trial court made a deputy public defender (DPD) available to Rosqueta because she was present at the Fil-Am Video store when the police executed the search warrant and drug paraphernalia was found in her vicinity. Rosqueta exercised her constitutional right not to testify pursuant to the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution. Diaz then requested that the court order the prosecution to either offer Rosqueta immunity for her testimony or that the prosecution seek an indictment against her. The court refused to do so. Diaz was subsequently convicted of promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. This timely appeal followed.