self-incrimination

A common reason for a witness to be unavailable is that the witness is claiming a Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination.

However, they may not exercise rights which are exclusive to individuals and cannot be exercised by other associations of individuals, including the right to vote and the right against self incrimination.

It would require the Governor to answer all questions or invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination.

(4) The privilege from self incrimination has been enshrined in our system of law for centuries.

In the appellant's case his privilege against self incrimination was abrogated by the terms of the insolvency legislation to which we have referred.

Mr. Hansen said that Ms. Temple, who invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self incrimination during the Andersen trial, would not comment.

The reporter, David Ashenfelter, has since refused to disclose the source of the leak citing his Fifth Amendment rights against self incrimination.

The privileges against self incrimination and client legal privilege apply in relation to requirements to provide information or documents.

He said, however, that four key witnesses were not available because they had declined to testify before the grand jury after invoking their Fifth Amendment rights against self incrimination.

The Fifth Amendment right against compelled self incrimination is the right to remain silent-the right to refuse to answer questions or to otherwise communicate information.