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If a person is subpoenaed to testify can they still exercise the fifth amendment or do they have to testify?
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You can never be forced to say anything that incriminates YOU, but if you have information about any other crime you are required to truthfully answer all questions.
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Does a witness have to appear for a competency hearing?
Yes. Witnesses are of no value unless they can testify in court as to what they witnessed. Also, if a person has been subpoenaed as a witness they are required to appear.Yes. Witnesses are of no value unless they can testify in court as to what they witnessed. Also, if a person has been subpoenaed as a witness they are required to appear.Yes. Witnesses are of no value unless they can testify in court as to what they witnessed. Also, if a person has been subpoenaed as a witness they are required to appear.Yes. Witnesses are of no value unless they can testify in court as to what they witnessed. Also, if a person has been subpoenaed as a witness they are required to appear.
Can you testify in superior court if not subpoena'd?
No, not unless you are subpoeana'd by one side or the other. A person can voluntarily testify without being subpoenaed as long as one party or another calls the person as a witness. Expert witnesses are hired to testify in court; therefore they also testify without being subpoenaed.
Under which category does this constitutional amendment fall due process that a person cannot be made to testify against themselves?
The 5th Amendment guarantees that a person does not have to testify against him or herself.
Which amendment to the constitution protects a person from having to testify against himself?
5th
What amendment says a person has the right to testify against himself?
NO amendment says a person has the right to testify against himself (which is true), but there is one that says the opposite.The Fifth Amendment, part of the Bill of Rights, says that no citizen can be forced to testify against themselvesi.e. you have the right to NOT testify against yourself.In popular culture, "taking the Fifth" means "invoking your right against self-incrimination."
Can a person be made to testify on a domestic charge against their will on a civil case?
You would have to appear in court if summoned. You can plead the Fifth Amendment if asked to testify.
In amendment 5 a person doesn't have to be a witness against what?
Themselves. They don't have to testify against themselves.
What amendment give you the right not to testify against yourself?
5th amendment. "No person... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself."
What category does this Constitutional Amendment fall due process a person cannot be made to testify against himself or herself?
You are asking about the 5th amendment. It is called taking the 5th.
When a person pleads the 5th and refuses to testify against himself he is involving his rights as found in?
The Fifth amendment to the US constitution.
Can a disabled person be subpoenaed to court?
Yes. ANYONE can be subpoeanaed to court.
Which amendment protects people form being forced to testify against themselves?
The 5th amendment contains protection from self-incrimination. It gives you the chance to choose whether to be questioned immediately. It makes sure you can choose not to speak in a situation where you might be taken advantage of.
