Levy, this history of the privilege shows that it played a limited role in protecting criminal defendants before the nineteenth century.

Tara Bannister's abusive stepfather finally pushed her too far. To save herself she had to kill him. Or did she? As Tara's self-defense claim crumbles, attorney Leslie Conners must overcome more than first trial jitters to mount a credible defense.

Origins probes the intentions of the framers of the Fifth Amendment.

This book explains the contours of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in practice, providing a guide for both the civil litigator, as well as the criminal lawyer. The Privilege of Silence organizes the relevant case law so that lawyers may advise and represent their clients by focusing on the practical aspects of Fifth Amendment assertions in all proceedings.

The privilege against self-incrimination is often represented in the case law of England and Wales as a principle of fundamental importance in the law of criminal procedure and evidence. A logical implication of recognising a privilege against self-incrimination should be that a person is not compellable, on pain of a criminal sanction, to provide information that could reasonably lead to, or increase the likelihood of, her or his prosecution for a criminal offence. Yet there are statutory provisions in England and Wales making it a criminal offence not to provide particular information that, if provided, could be used in a subsequent prosecution of the person providing it. This book examines the operation of the privilege against self-incrimination in criminal proceedings in England and Wales, paying particular attention to the influence of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998. Among the questions addressed are how the privilege might be justified, and whether its scope is clarified sufficiently in the relevant case law (does the privilege apply, for example, to pre-existing material?). Consideration is given where appropriate to the treatment of aspects of the privilege in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, the USA and elsewhere.

When you see a criminal character on a show getting busted, we hear the words that always follow, "You have the right to remain silent..." The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees due process of law and protects against self-incrimination. The volume discusses to what extent these guarantees extend to teens. Perceived or real teen rights related to cases such as In re Gault, and the impact of the Miranda ruling are explored. Material is drawn from a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources including journals, magazines, and government documents, with particular emphasis on Supreme Court and other court decisions.