California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Doe v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 210 Cal.Rptr.3d 479, 5 Cal.App.5th 1055 (Cal. App. 2016):
(People v. Frierson (1991) 53 Cal.3d 730, 743, 280 Cal.Rptr. 440, 808 P.2d 1197 ; Evid. Code, 913.) Although not a criminal proceeding, UCSD policy also provides "the respondent may remain silent throughout the review process and his or her silence will not be taken as an inference of responsibility for the alleged violations." (Review Procedures, III, subd. (I), p. 5.)
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