Does a defendant in a criminal trial have a right not to testify?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Alaniz, 16 Cal.App.5th 1, 224 Cal.Rptr.3d 154 (Cal. App. 2017):
A defendant in a criminal trial has a right established by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution not to testify. ( People v. Leonard (2007) 40 Cal.4th 1370, 1424, 58 Cal.Rptr.3d 368, 157 P.3d 973.) Upon request,
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