NACDL - Brooks v. United States

Brooks v. United States

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of the petition for certiorari; joint brief also filed in support of the petition in Walton v. United States, No. 12-5847.

Brooks v. United States

Case Details

Case No.: 12-218
Jurisdiction: United States Supreme Court

Key Topics in the Case

White Collar | Immunity | Self-Incrimination | Defense Witnesses

Documents

Brooks-v-United-States.pdf

Prior Decision

Decision below 681 F.3d 678 (5th Cir. 2012).

Question Presented

Under what circumstances may a trial court grant, or compel the prosecution to grant, use immunity to a witness who has essential exculpatory evidence unavailable from other sources but who invokes his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination?