pennsylvania alabama

The Right Not To Testify Against Yourself (aka the 5th Amendment...

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Tue, 12/11/2007 - 9:56pm

…supposedly can’t be held against you, right? It wouldn’t really be a ‘right’ if jurors were allowed to hold it against you. 

Houston criminal defense lawyer Mark Bennett points out though that the instruction read to the jury in the charge in Texas is:



 

The Right Not To Testify Against Yourself (aka the 5th Amendment...

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Tue, 12/11/2007 - 9:56pm

…supposedly can’t be held against you, right? It wouldn’t really be a ‘right’ if jurors were allowed to hold it against you. 

Houston criminal defense lawyer Mark Bennett points out though that the instruction read to the jury in the charge in Texas is:



 

The Right Not To Testify Against Yourself (aka the 5th Amendment...

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Tue, 12/11/2007 - 9:56pm

…supposedly can’t be held against you, right? It wouldn’t really be a ‘right’ if jurors were allowed to hold it against you. 

Houston criminal defense lawyer Mark Bennett points out though that the instruction read to the jury in the charge in Texas is: