The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Hernandez, 476 F.3d 791 (9th Cir. 2007):
violation of the Fifth Amendment. We review whether there has been a violation of a defendant's Fifth Amendment rights de novo. See United States v. Beckman, 298 F.3d 788, 795 (9th Cir.2002) (reviewing comments on defendant's silence).
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