• commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    You don’t have to invoke the fifth amendment in order to not speak with police

    courts have found that simply being silent can be a confession. you must explicitly state you are exercising your right to be silent.

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      11 months ago

      Yes, absolutely. You do have to say that. You don’t have to expressly invoke the fifth amendment. You have to invoke your right to be silent. These are two separate things.