61. In general, a witness who is granted immunity from prosecution may no longer invoke the Fifth Amendment and must testify or face jail for contempt of court. 62. In granting immunity to Cox, letters from prosecutors seem to grant immunity to ADM and its employees. 63. In particular, they objected to granting immunity to the tobacco companies for future lawsuits. 64. In return, the tobacco companies want Congress to pass legislation granting them immunity from punitive damages and future class-action lawsuits. 65. In practice, people who are granted limited immunity are not usually prosecuted for related offenses. 66. In their quest for a suspect, state prosecutors granted immunity to Littleton, who had earlier invoked his right against self-incrimination. 67. Instead, he granted her immunity and asked her to wear a wire on her friend. 68. Investigators have said at least one officer who knew about the burglary ring has been granted immunity to testify against others. 69. It grants Yeltsin immunity from criminal or administrative responsibility and even from being interrogated in the course of any investigation. 70. It lacks the power to subpoena witnesses or grant immunity. |