Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» What happens if you REFUSE to answer anything in a GRAND JURY setting? Can you take the 5th and get away with it or do you go to jail?
Pleading the 5th is always an option. (our right against self-crimination)
Edit: The Fifth Amendment creates a number of rights relevant to both criminal and civil legal proceedings. In criminal cases, the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” and protects against self-incrimination. It also requires that “due process of law” be part of any proceeding that denies a citizen “life, liberty or property” and requires the government to compensate citizens when it takes private property for public use.
If you refuse to testify before a Grand Jury can you be tossed in jail? I thought you were REQUIRED to answer all questions. Being before a GRAND JURY is heavy duty stuff. If you thumb your nose at it surely there is a price to be paid. Thank you for your reply and the link tom. Appreciate both! :)
I assume that invoking your 5th amendment rights is an acceptable form of testimony (the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation).
And in response to your comment about knowing all the information"---I agree with you as to the amount of information. I wouldn't want to know as much about a given dead body as Joe Kenda does.
I would be content just knowing pertinent facts---who died and who killed him.