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I find that problematic in a way. If in a murder case the defendent was given immunity for him to say the statement "the body is buried at xyz" would the corpse

by nkassis 15y ago

I find that problematic in a way. If in a murder case the defendent was given immunity for him to say the statement "the body is buried at xyz" would the corpse being found using that statement be used against him? I can see this as still incriminating himself no?

saranagati 15y ago
bit late on the response but it's a different situation. Pleading the fifth isn't the same as not knowing or forgetting something. Murderers don't bury bodies then when caught say that they know where it's buried but aren't telling. Even if this was the case and they gave the defendant immunity for knowing where the body is, once they found the body they could use the body to try and find evidence to link the defendant to the murder. It's just like saying "ok well just because you know where the body is, it doesn't mean you murdered the person".