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Self-Incrimination in Civil Depositions by Rikki Banggat is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The petitioners are being sued in a civil case related to the sale of real property. They refuse to have their depositions taken, claiming it would violate their right against self-incrimination due to pending related criminal cases. The lower courts ruled the deposition could proceed because civil cases do not provide the same right against self-incrimination as criminal cases. The Supreme Court affirmed, finding the right only applies when specific incriminating questions are asked, not to avoid testifyin
- Author
- Rikki Banggat
- Language
- EN