What is the test for refusing to testify in a civil trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hudec v. Superior Court of Orange Cnty., 181 Cal.Rptr.3d 748, 339 P.3d 998, 60 Cal.4th 815 (Cal. 2015):
5 People v. Lopez, supra, 137 Cal.App.4th 1099, 40 Cal.Rptr.3d 789, is disapproved to the extent that it held the right to refuse to testify is excluded from the grant of rights in section 1026.5(b)(7).
5 People v. Lopez, supra, 137 Cal.App.4th 1099, 40 Cal.Rptr.3d 789, is disapproved to the extent that it held the right to refuse to testify is excluded from the grant of rights in section 1026.5(b)(7).
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