The privilege of silence : Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination /

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Main Author: Salky, Steven M
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Ill. : American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, c2009
Edition:1st ed
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Table of Contents:
  • The purpose and scope of the Fifth Amendment right against compulsory self-incrimination
  • Elements of the Fifth Amendment
  • Proceedings in which the Fifth Amendment may be asserted
  • The process for determining the validity of the assertion
  • How the right may be asserted
  • Legal consequences of asserting the Fifth Amendment in non-criminal cases
  • Stigma and the Fifth Amendment
  • Waiver and risk of waiver
  • Documents and the Fifth Amendment : the act of production privilege
  • Immunity
  • The future of the Fifth Amendment