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COM. v. HAWKINS

322 Pa.Super. 199 (1983)

469 A.2d 252

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Ociele HAWKINS. Appeal of Kim NELSON.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry H. Oxenburg, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before SPAETH, President Judge, and CAVANAUGH and HOFFMAN, JJ.

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant challenges the lower court's contempt order, arguing that he was justified in refusing to testify after being granted immunity because the Assistant District Attorney had threatened to prosecute him for perjury if his testimony failed to conform to his prior statement to the police. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the contempt order and judgment of sentence.

Appellant was...

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