Does the privilege against compelled self-incrimination apply to a defendant who refuses to give evidence at trial?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Lutz, 621 F.2d 940 (9th Cir. 1980):
We rejected a similar argument in United States v. Hearst, supra, 563 F.2d 1331. Proceeding from the established proposition that a defendant's difficult choice between remaining silent at trial and presenting a defense does not itself constitute an invasion of the privilege against compelled self-incrimination, Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78, 84, 90 S.Ct. 1893, 1897, 26 L.Ed.2d 446 (1970), we stated:
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