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STATE v. WORGULL

No. 84-2451-CR.

128 Wis.2d 1 (1986)

381 N.W.2d 547

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Earl A. WORGULL, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was argued by Barry M. Levenson, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.

For the defendant-respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Mark Lukoff, first assistant state public defender.

STEINMETZ, J.

The issues in this case are: (1) whether sec. 128.16, Stats.,1 authorizing immunity from criminal prosecution for compelled testimony in creditors' actions, applies to the debtor in such actions.

(2) Whether the district attorney must request immunity under sec. 128.16, Stats., before the circuit court can grant immunity..

(3) Whether Earl A. Worgull's refusal to answer an interrogatory from a creditor without...

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