Does the Fifth Amendment privilege apply after a witness has pleaded guilty?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Rodriguez, 706 F.2d 31 (2nd Cir. 1983):
See also United States v. Pierce, 561 F.2d 735, 738 (9th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 923, 98 S.Ct. 1486, 55 L.Ed.2d 516 (1978); United States v. Wilcox, 450 F.2d 1131, 1142 n. 12 (5th Cir.1971), cert. denied, 405 U.S. 917, 92 S.Ct. 941, 30 L.Ed.2d 787 (1972). Thus, the Fifth Amendment privilege is not lost after a witness has pleaded guilty if the witness is still subject to a realistic risk of
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