Fifth amendment Quote by James Duane

You can assert a fifth amendment privilege and not testify. But if you go in and swear to tell the truth, then you better…

— Richard Ben-Veniste

“the Supreme Court wrote that “evidence of silence at the time of arrest” generally does not tell us very much about guilt or innocence.…

— James Duane

I'm a lawyer, I practiced for many years, and so I believe in the Fifth Amendment.

— Elijah Cummings

“WHEN IT MATTERS THE MOST… DON'T PLEAD THE 5TH WHEN YOU'VE BEEN TESTIFYING ALL DAY! SPEAK UP!”

— Qwana M. "BabyGirl" Reynolds-Frasier

Officers are taught to use all the tricks and lies that courts permit within the scope of the Fifth Amendment's shield against self-incrimination.

— David K. Shipler

“As a prosecutor, you've got the burden of proof. As a defense lawyer, all you have to do is introduce a tiny doubt.”

— Jodi Picoult

“Most Americans were familiar with their Miranda rights; they’d heard the words recited so often on the plethora of police and detective shows populating…

— Robert Dugoni

“I plead the fifth.”

— Jaci Burton

The 5th Amendment is an old friend and a good friend. one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny,…

— William O. Douglas

You do not have to incriminate yourself. But once you assert your innocence, and once you say you didn't do anything wrong, you can't…

— Rush Limbaugh

The United States government can indict you on something, and now you've got to prove your innocence. And that's not the Constitution of the…

— Leonard Peltier

“But of what avail was the innocence of the accused in days when an indictment was equal to a conviction!”

— Sir Hall Caine