But they struck a plea bargain in which she agreed to testify against Bernardo in exchange for a light sentence.
The specific issue on which he refused to testify -- payments to providers of portable X-ray machines -- sounds arcane.
Through the scheming of Gulbenkian, Duveen became involved in a lawsuit in which he had to testify against one of his best clients, Joseph E. Widener.
In a letter to Mr. Whittingdale in which she agreed to testify, Ms. Brooks declared that it "might not be appropriate" to answer questions about the police investigation for fear of prejudicing it.
After making a bargain under which he agreed to testify against his co-defendant, John L. Lotter, Thomas Nissen was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison, without possibility of parole.
Tournament officials had asked Clemens to reconsider in light of Wednesday's postponement of a Jan . 16Congressional hearing on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, at which Clemens was to testify.
He had previously claimed that he did not fully understand the requirements of his plea deal, in which he agreed to testify against his four co-defendants in exchange for a 29-year prison sentence.
Last week, Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, cancelled a hearing, scheduled for Tuesday, at which Yates was to testify, and the two congressmen have been negotiating whether and when it will be rescheduled.
That plea, lawyers familiar with the case said, resulted from a deal with prosecutors in which Mr. Murphy agreed to testify against the other defendants in exchange for a lighter sentence.
PRLDEF is considerably more civil rights-oriented than the more conservative Hispanic National Bar Association, which was called to testify.
