The prosecutor wanted a lower-level drug dealer to testify against a drug kingpin, but the lower-level drug dealer refused
The prosecutor granted the lower-level drug dealer use immunity and brought him to the witness stand during the drug kingpin's trial. The lower-level drug dealer
A) can refuse to testify because he possesses the privilege against self-incrimination and he might be giving evidence against his own interests.
B) has no constitutional right to refuse to testify against his superior on these facts.
C) cannot be forced to testify unless the prosecution grants the lower-level drug dealer transactional immunity.
D) does not have to take the witness stand and testify against his superior because use immunity does not offer the equivalent legal protection that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination offers.
E) C and D state correct responses.
B
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