· 7/21/1980
Compton v. Societe Eurosuisse, S.A.
Citations
- 494 F. Supp. 836
- 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14697
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- a witness may properly invoke the privilege against self-incrimination when he reasonably apprehends a risk of self-incrimination, even if the risk of prosecution is remote
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