Opinion ID: 2221117
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Heading: Sufficiency of Attorney General's Application in Support of Grant of Immunity.

Text: Girdler next contends that the State did not sufficiently fulfill the requirements of rule 19(3) to justify the grant of immunity issued by the district court. He contends that an evidentiary record is necessary in view of the language of the rule which provides any testimony given in support of the application for immunity shall be reported. We do not share Girdler's belief that the quoted language from rule 19(3) indicates that testimony is required in support of the application in all cases. The rule contains a list of requisites which must be verified by the attorney general or county attorney in the application. Certainly where, as here, all of these criteria are set forth in the verified statement by the attorney general, additional evidentiary support on the part of the State is not required in the absence of some challenge to the accuracy of the material contained in the verified application. We conclude that the district court acted properly in granting immunity as a result of the elements contained in the attorney general's verified statement.