Timeline for Do humans have a right to silence in NON criminal proceedings, in Canada?
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| Jul 14, 2022 at 13:27 | comment | added | Neil Meyer | Also idk if juries would be allowed to make any inferences from you remaining silent. In the chauvin case I remember the prosecutor getting a major tongue lashing from trying to use the fact that chauvin remained silent against him | |
| Jul 14, 2022 at 13:23 | comment | added | Neil Meyer | Also your silence can be used against you. Affirmative body gestures are just as binding as the word yes coming from your mouth. | |
| Jul 14, 2022 at 13:17 | comment | added | Neil Meyer | Im uncertain which parts of this post refers to canadian law.and which to us.The right to not incriminate yourself in the us is applicable to every judicial form of inquiry by which you have not been granted immunity from prosecution. | |
| Jul 13, 2022 at 13:30 | comment | added | hszmv | The U.S. may offer immunity to crimes that the witnesses testify to, which negates their protection against self-incrimination, meaning they must answer the questions and cannot "Plead the Fifth" | |
| Jul 13, 2022 at 8:04 | history | answered | Dale M♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |