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ehrnst

(32,640 posts) Tue Jan 17, 2017, 09:56 AM Jan 2017

Know your rights! UniteWomen.org's Protest Guide.

The DC Chapter phone number to call during the March: (202) 670-6866

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Know your rights! UniteWomen.org's Protest Guide. (Original Post) ehrnst Jan 2017 OP

"Pleading the Fifth" has nothing to do with criminal arrest. brooklynite Jan 2017 #1

Thank you. ehrnst Jan 2017 #2

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Stay safe and warm and WhiteTara Jan 2017 #4

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brooklynite

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1. "Pleading the Fifth" has nothing to do with criminal arrest.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 10:03 AM

Jan 2017

As a criminal defendant, you ALWAYS have the right to refuse to speak to arresting officers or investigators and to refuse to testify at trial. "Pleading the fifth" applies to persons subpoenaed to testify against their will.