Yeah, it's not the way most people think it is
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"The prosecutorial use of such silence compels the defendant to be a witness against himself because it leaves him no avenue to avoid to avoid incriminating himself. If he speaks, his words can be used against him; and if he refuses to speak, the prosecution can argue that his silence is evidence of guilt."
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http://blog.simplejustice.us/2013/04/14/should-silence-convict/
But wait, there's more!
"At trial, Boucher testified about the demand for a lawyer and the prosecutor argued – as feared pre and post-Salinas – that the request for a lawyer was indicative of guilt."
http://apublicdefender.com/2013/08/27/asking-for-a-lawyer-is-not-evidence-of-guilt/
"The prosecutorial use of such silence compels the defendant to be a witness against himself because it leaves him no avenue to avoid to avoid incriminating himself. If he speaks, his words can be used against him; and if he refuses to speak, the prosecution can argue that his silence is evidence of guilt."
[...]
http://blog.simplejustice.us/2013/04/14/should-silence-convict/
But wait, there's more!
"At trial, Boucher testified about the demand for a lawyer and the prosecutor argued – as feared pre and post-Salinas – that the request for a lawyer was indicative of guilt."
http://apublicdefender.com/2013/08/27/asking-for-a-lawyer-is-not-evidence-of-guilt/
