FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor
shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
X27, it's an old saying that means that if you can't speak the truth because you would incriminate yourself, keep you mouth shut. My point in a previous post is that
any statement to the police
can and will be used against you, no matter how exculpatory or innocuous it may seem to you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE (15:21)
Supreme Court
Justice Robert
Jackson wrote in
Watts v. Indiana 338 US 49 (1949): "[A]ny lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances."