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Correct. You MUST EXPLICITLY invoke your fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. (Okay, there may be some edge cases where invoking the fifth is imp
by ccooffee 3y ago
Correct.
You MUST EXPLICITLY invoke your fifth amendment right against self-incrimination.
(Okay, there may be some edge cases where invoking the fifth is implied, but SCOTUS has merely acknowledged that these edge cases could exist, but to my knowledge has never given rules for when it applies. Better safe than sorry.)
e: see Salinas v Texas[0] for example
[0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/12-246#writing-12-246_OPINION_3 https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/12-246#writing...
- PaulHoule 3y agoIn a courtroom, yes. https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/18/archives/krough-pleads-5th-at-house-inquiry-first-watergate-witness-to.html https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/18/archives/krough-pleads-5t...