incrimination

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After having invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege against incrimination some 440 times in the first round of depositions, last month his attorneys surprisingly decided to have him answer questions under oath for some seven hours.

From Slate • May 11, 2023

His lawyers have lodged special defences of incrimination and alibi.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2022

He refused to give testimony and evidence to the House committee, citing his right against self incrimination.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

Walsh declined to answer questions from the Inspector General’s office and instead invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination, the report said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

There, by a five-to-four majority, the Court held that the privilege against self incrimination does not extend to books and records which an individual is required to keep to evidence his compliance with lawful regulations.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel