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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“At trial, the Fifth Amendment gives a criminal defendant the right not to testify. This means that the prosecutor, the judge, and even the defendant’s own lawyer cannot force the defendant to take the witness stand against his or her will. However, a defendant who does choose to testify cannot choose to answer some questions but not others. Once the defendant takes the witness stand, this particular Fifth Amendment right is considered waived throughout the trial.”

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IF this is true, then this guy is doing it the right way, but all those times that people chose to appear and respond to questions but take the fifth could have been pressed and even held in contempt????


24 posted on 10/12/2018 5:17:13 AM PDT by z3n
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To: z3n

Yes, isn’t that weird? It,doesn’t add up.


27 posted on 10/12/2018 5:23:55 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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