How can evidence be excluded from a jury's mind (as it sometimes is rightfully done) when the jury's heard all about it for months on CNN?
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IIRC, if someone has information relevant to a criminal investigation, and they don't divulge it, isn't that Obstruction of Justice?
No. It's only Obstruction if you are asked and you do not divulge. Then again, there is always the option of taking the 5th.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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Only until you're given immunity.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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there are some restrictions here, but not a huge ammount (look at the media circus surrounding the jeffery archer trial for example). most of the restrictions relate to things like minors, victims of certain types of crime (rape and connected offences, generally) and of course national security. sometimes 'gaging orders' will be issued in the same circumstances that KH mentioned, but these aren't that common."The Christian way has not been tried and found wanting, it has been found to be hard and left untried" - GK Chesterton.
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Well you can still refuse to answer if the questions will incriminate you.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
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I think the interest of utterly unaffected third parties to know all the particulars of a case are secondary to the rights of the defendant in the case. Those other parties that are directly affected have the right to be in the courtroom, or contct people who are.If you don't like reality, change it! me
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I have been led to believe that if you're given immunity from any subject brought up by the questions then you can be forced to testify, since your right against self-incrimination cannot be invoked when the government has given you immunity from prosecution.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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I have been led to believe that if you're given immunity from any subject brought up by the questions then you can be forced to testify, since your right against self-incrimination cannot be invoked when the government has given you immunity from prosecution.
I think that you still don't have to testify... just that you immunity gets taken away then .“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
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Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I have been led to believe that if you're given immunity from any subject brought up by the questions then you can be forced to testify, since your right against self-incrimination cannot be invoked when the government has given you immunity from prosecution.
There are two problem areas - one where a crime (or related crimes) may be chargeable in different jurisdictions, and the other where you may have a limited grant of immunity about a particular subject, but that subject is part of a broader criminal enterprise.
Imran - if you refuse to testify after a properly scoped grant of immunity, then you get OJ plus whatever you could be charged with once the immunity grant is revoked.When all else fails, blame brown people. | Hire a teen, while they still know it all. | Trump-Palin 2016. "You're fired." "I quit."
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Numb nuts?
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From what I've seen lately, defense lawyers are all too happy to put on the makeup and get in front of the camera. What do you do with those types?Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh
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