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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
• The ports director has invoked her right to remain silent.
  — Washington Post, 7 May 2022
• 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
• 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
• Stoudemire then exercised his right to remain silent, according to the Herald.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2022
• 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
• 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
• Joshua obtained a lawyer and invoked his right to remain silent when police attempted to interview him, the warrant states.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
• 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
• Figueroa invoked his right to remain silent, according to court documents.
  — Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• After he was arrested, Shand invoked his right to remain silent, prosecutors said.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 28 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Spiller has exercised his right to remain silent since being taken into custody, authorities say.
  — Dan Carson, Chron, 30 Nov. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024