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5th Amendment:

 

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.

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QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 01:47 PM)
He said he wouldn't name names, but you can't plead the 5th except to protect yourself, right?

 

I don't think you can plead the fifth if you already answered questions, right? Eh, I could be thinking of something else...

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QUOTE(Kalapse @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 07:49 PM)
5th Amendment:

 

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.

Right, the relevant part is the "witness against himself" part.

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Criminal case, witness against himself.

 

They could take the 5th on this question: "During your time as a player did you ever take steriods with Mr. Canseco?"

 

They could not take the 5th on this question: "During your time as a player, did you ever witness another player taking steriods?"

 

The second question there is no way to incriminate themselves, therefore the judge could put them in contempt of court for not answering.

 

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QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 07:53 PM)
Criminal case, witness against himself.

 

They could take the 5th on this question: "During your time as a player did you ever take steriods with Mr. Canseco?"

 

They could not take the 5th on this question: "During your time as a player, did you ever witness another player taking steriods?"

 

The second question there is no way to incriminate themselves, therefore the judge could put them in contempt of court for not answering.

 

SB

Right, that's what I was thinking. So McGuire cannot take the 5th on the basis that he may incriminate someone else.

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