How to Use right to remain silent in a Sentence
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The judge read Trump his rights, including his right to remain silent and right to an attorney.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
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The ports director has invoked her right to remain silent.
—Washington Post, 7 May 2022
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Saint-Joie, who was a passenger in the car, chose to invoke his right to remain silent, according to the complaint.
—Raja Razek, CNN, 16 June 2021
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The Fifth Amendment says people accused of crimes have the right to remain silent to avoid self incrimination.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2022
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Stoudemire then exercised his right to remain silent, according to the Herald.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2022
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The congressional staffer, who has since resigned from his job, exercised his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and refused to talk to us.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024
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The suspect, whose name was not released, invoked his right to remain silent and refused to speak in depth with authorities, McCabe said.
—Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021
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After being informed of his right to remain silent, the report said, the teenager admitted to owning and firing the gun that police recovered at the time of the shooting.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
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Figueroa invoked his right to remain silent, according to court documents.
—Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2023
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Separately, a lawyer for an informant said Steve Robeson would invoke his right to remain silent if called as a witness by the defense.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2022
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Richards, the defense attorney, objected that Binger was commenting on the defendant’s right to remain silent.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2021
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Kassabian ruled that Giampa had not waived his right to remain silent knowingly or intelligently at the time.
—Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022
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After advising Roberts of the charge against him and his right to remain silent, Ervin appointed Gray to represent him after Gray advised her of his financial status.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 24 Dec. 2021
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During his interview, Payton said his attorney advised him not to speak to detectives, but waived his right to remain silent, according to video of it played at trial.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
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Chris Modrzejewski intends to assert his 5th Amendment right to remain silent, according to a recent filing in the case.
—David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
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Davis, who by then had survived colon cancer and life in a racket with a prison-or-death retirement plan, stopped exercising his right to remain silent while others profited from his proffer.
—John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
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The lawsuit claims officers put Blake in the chair in retaliation for him exercising his right to remain silent upon arrest.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
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After he was arrested, Shand invoked his right to remain silent, prosecutors said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 28 May 2023
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Crimo made the confession in a voluntary statement after being reminded of his right to remain silent, officials said.
—Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 6 July 2022
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The Fifth Amendment also underpins the famous Miranda warning about the right to remain silent and have an attorney on hand while being questioned in police custody.
—Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 14 July 2022
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Zuberi asserted his right to remain silent during a federal court appearance in Nevada, court records show.
—Maxine Bernstein, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
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The Supreme Court lessened the impact of its landmark Miranda ruling Thursday, saying that while police must still advise suspects of their right to remain silent and consult a lawyer, they cannot be sued for damages for failing to do so.
—Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 June 2022
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Knox waived his Miranda right to remain silent and identified himself in the security footage, and identified Shaw, according to the documents.
—Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 17 Dec. 2021
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Spiller has exercised his right to remain silent since being taken into custody, authorities say.
—Dan Carson, Chron, 30 Nov. 2022
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Judge Carroll also asked the attorneys if a crime needed to be present in order for someone to invoke Fifth Amendment, which addresses a person's constitutional right to remain silent.
—Fox News, 23 June 2022
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Under this ruling, the only remedy for a violation of Miranda is to suppress statements obtained from a suspect who’s not properly advised of his right to remain silent.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 27 June 2022
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The lawyers said Binger improperly commented on Rittenhouse's right to remain silent and later tried to introduce evidence Schroeder had not allowed.
—Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2021
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Now, of course, anyone giving a deposition, anyone testifying, can plead the Fifth Amendment, their right to remain silent, the right to not incriminate yourself in your testimony.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022
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Once at police headquarters, the individual invoked their right to remain silent in regard to the homicide investigation, Deenihan said.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
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Notably, Mattingly refused recently to testify as a witness in Hankison's trial, citing his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.
—Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2022
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