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"Jenkins doesn't seem dispositive on the specific question of law at issue in Salinas." I guess Salinas is an extension of Jenkins to the somewhat broader circ
by Steko 13y ago
"Jenkins doesn't seem dispositive on the specific question of law at issue in Salinas."
I guess Salinas is an extension of Jenkins to the somewhat broader circumstances of a suspect not answering direct police questions. While the circumstance of Jenkins are weaker, the actual opinion held that:
"The Fifth Amendment ... is not violated by the use of prearrest silence to impeach a criminal defendant's credibility."