NELSON v. MUNICIPAL COURT

Docket No. 32068.

28 Cal.App.3d 889 (1972)

105 Cal. Rptr. 46

AUGUSTINE NELSON et al., Petitioners, v. THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

November 22, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Edward T. Mancuso, Public Defender, Michael Kossen and Geoffrey Brown, Deputy Public Defenders, Paul Briefer and Stephen J. Schern for Petitioners.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Edward A. Hinz, Jr., Chief Assistant Attorney General, Doris H. Maier, Edward P. O'Brien, Assistant Attorneys General, and Derald E. Granberg, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent and for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

TAYLOR, P.J.

Petitioners, subpoenaed to testify as witnesses in a criminal prosecution, seek a writ of prohibition1 to restrain the Municipal Court of the State of California, in and for the City and County of San Francisco, from imprisoning them for their refusal to testify after they had been granted immunity pursuant to statute (Pen. Code, §...

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