Court Opinion

ID: 9773642
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 17:52:34.888885+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:31:55.692728
License: Public Domain

DALLY, Judge,
dissenting.
I am convinced that Article 1911a, V.A. C.S. is applicable and that the applicants should not be granted relief, but I have been unsuccessful in persuading other members of the Court to so hold. The Supreme Court cases cited in the concurring opinion were not decided on constitutional grounds, but were merely interpretations of Federal Rules of Procedure. These Supreme Court cases cited have no bearing on how we construe the statutes of this State. Since the Court has held that Article 1911a, V.A. C.S. is not applicable, the next session of the legislature could, and in my opinion should, provide an adequate punishment for a witness who frustrates justice by refusing to testify before a grand jury after being granted use immunity.
W.C. DAVIS, J., joins in this dissent.