O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 46-2-56 (2019)

Compelling witnesses to testify against common carriers or any other person in court

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If a witness is exempted from indictment or prosecution as provided in Code Section 46-2-55, he may also be compelled to give evidence in any action or prosecution instituted in any of the courts of this state against any common carrier or against any other person on account of the transactions about which he is compelled to testify before the commission.

History

(Ga. L. 1896, p. 57, § 2; Civil Code 1910, § 2637; Ga. L. 1922, p. 143, § 5; Code 1933, § 93-507.)

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Jenkins v. State, 65 Ga. App. 16, 14 S.E.2d 594 (1941).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR. - Constitutional provision against self-incrimination as applicable to questions asked or testimony given in proceeding before nonjudicial officer or body, 63 A.L.R. 1503.