767.19e Grand jury; right of witness to legal counsel; communications between witness and legal counsel. Sec. 19e. A witness called before the grand jury is at all times entitled to legal counsel not involving delay. The witness may discuss fully with his or her legal counsel any matter relating to the witness's part in the inquiry without being subject to citation for contempt. The witness has the right to have legal counsel present in the room in which the inquiry is held. All communications between the witness and his or her legal counsel are subject to the requirements of section 19f, and any disclosure of those communications by the witness or his or her legal counsel in violation of section 19f is punishable as provided in section 19f. History: Add. 1970, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1970 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 1989
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