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> The doctrine, which originally applied to the compelled production of paper documents, said Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination don’t apply
by deogeo 7y ago
> The doctrine, which originally applied to the compelled production of paper documents, said Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination don’t apply when the government already knew of the existence, location, and content of the sought-after material.
What was the point of compelling someone to produce physical documents, if the government already knew where they were? Couldn't it just get them itself?
- Tomte 7y agoNo, it couldn't. "Compel" doesn't mean the suspect has to smile while schlepping a file to the police station, it means the police can get a warrant.