# Commonwealth v. McGrogan

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · January 17, 1990 · 523 Pa. 614

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9706051

## Case

- **Full name:** COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Robert McGROGAN, Appellee
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** January 17, 1990
- **Citations:** 523 Pa. 614; 568 A.2d 924; 1990 Pa. LEXIS 5
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent
- **Judges:** Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott
- **Cited by:** 31 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that the privilege against self-incrimination prevents an individual from providing evidence which may lead to his own prosecution and may be invoked by an individual who has a reasonable basis for believing his testimony will be incriminatory

## Opinion text

dissenting.
If, as the majority suggests, the only reason Mr. Steele would not testify is that the truth would inculpate him, the matter should end here and now, as he is the only witness that inculpates the appellee. I would remand the case to determine if that is his position, or whether there are other sufficient reasons that would make him legally privileged.

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