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I believe that's only true in criminal matters against you, not if you're called as a witness as part of a civil suit.
by SomeStupidPoint 10y ago
I believe that's only true in criminal matters against you, not if you're called as a witness as part of a civil suit.
- anamexis 10y agoNot sure why you're getting downvoted - [T]he Fifth Amendment does not forbid adverse inferences against parties to civil actions when they refuse to testify in response to probative evidence offered against them. Baxter v. Palmigiano https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7744352446580251902 https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=774435244658025...