Can the president be compelled to testify before a grand jury?
But under court rules, Mrs. Plavsic can be compelled to testify.
Spouses may not be compelled to testify about statements made to each other during their marriage.
It also meant she could not be compelled to testify against him.
Porter will still be compelled to testify in those cases even though he will be tried again in June.
No witness should be compelled to testify before a TV camera, since the camera adds for many persons an intolerable extra burden, almost a gunlike threat.
They argued that by making an opening statement, she had waived her Fifth Amendment right and could be compelled to testify, a contention Ms. Lerner's lawyer disputed.
It remains unclear whether Mr. Risen could be compelled to testify under the proposed shield law, because of wholesale national security exceptions written into the legislation.
Husbands and wives cannot usually be compelled to testify against each other – though in some cases, such as domestic violence, they can.
The prosecutor asks, "What did the defendant yell?" Clearly the answer is relevant and the witness could be compelled to testify.
The Court held that the immunity offered was coterminous with the privilege and that the witness could therefore be compelled to testify.
