What is the test for making a jury consider whether or not to question two witnesses subpoenaed by the Government under Government cross-examination?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Roselli, 432 F.2d 879 (9th Cir. 1970):

A. They complain that the jury was made aware that two witnesses subpoenaed by the Government (Gebhard and Snyder), and a defense witness under Government cross-examination (Lewin), declined to answer questions on the ground that their testimony might incriminate them. Appellants rely upon the two lines of reasoning outlined in Namet v. United States, 373 U.S. 179, 186, 83 S.Ct. 1151, 1154, 10 L.Ed.2d 278 (1936):

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