Does Defendant's self-incrimination privilege extend to information disclosed by defendant at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Polos, In re, 154 Cal.App.3d 448, 200 Cal.Rptr. 749 (Cal. App. 1984):
6 Defendant's self-incrimination privilege does not extend to matters voluntarily disclosed by defendant at trial, however. (Prudhomme v. Superior Court, supra, 2 Cal.3d at p. 327, fn. 10, 85 Cal.Rptr. 129, 466 P.2d 673.)
7 Section 1102.5, subdivision (a) provides in relevant part:
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