Plead the fifth

[eatsubway1]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ

I have a general question and I'm sure it's been asked before but I can't find a good answer.

When is it appropriate to "Plead the fifth"?

For instance if a cop has you detained and asks "have you been smoking weed?", can you respond "I plead the fifth" or does this response only work in court rooms.

Please provide some examples of when it should and should not be used.

thanks.

 

[Silverplum]

When is it appropriate to ask internet people to do your homework?

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ

I have a general question and I'm sure it's been asked before but I can't find a good answer.

When is it appropriate to "Plead the fifth"?

For instance if a cop has you detained and asks "have you been smoking weed?", can you respond "I plead the fifth" or does this response only work in court rooms.

Please provide some examples of when it should and should not be used.

thanks.

 

[Dillon]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ

For instance if a cop has you detained and asks "have you been smoking weed?", can you respond "I plead the fifth" or does this response only work in court rooms.

Please provide some examples of when it should and should not be used.

thanks.

i woud ask an officer, if this was a criminal investigation and if i was free to go?

if the answers are yes and no, then criminal investigation + custodial arrest (not being free to leave) = miranda warring being required

then plead the fifth, even if its a traffic criminal investigation (aka traffic stop)

 

[Ohiogal]

i woud ask an officer, if this was a criminal investigation and if i was free to go?

if the answers are yes and no, then criminal investigation + custodial arrest (not being free to leave) = miranda warring being required

Miranda warring?

A miranda warning is NOT the same as the idea of pleading the fifth. Keep trying though. sooner or later you will be like the monkey who writes Shakespeare -- you will get lucky. Or you will get banned.

 

[Zigner]

Miranda warring?

A miranda warning is NOT the same as the idea of pleading the fifth. Keep trying though. sooner or later you will be like the monkey who writes Shakespeare -- you will get lucky. Or you will get banned.

Please don't feed our resident monkey.

 

[Antigone*]

Please don't feed our resident monkey.

Please don't claim the monkey...no way in haedes he's ours

 

[Zigner]

Please don't claim the monkey...no way in haedes he's ours

Perhaps I should have said itinerant monkey...

 

[eatsubway1]

even with 7 replies I don't seem to have a real response. Please don't respond unless your answering the question.

Although I'm not a law expert I don't believe my question has anything to do with a miranda warning, please save that for another thread. thanks

 

[Antigone*]

even with 7 replies I don't seem to have a real response. Please don't respond unless your answering the question.

Although I'm not a law expert I don't believe my question has anything to do with a miranda warning, please save that for another thread. thanks

You didn't get a "real response" because, we don't do homework. You're welcome

 

[Zigner]

even with 7 replies I don't seem to have a real response. Please don't respond unless your answering the question.

Although I'm not a law expert I don't believe my question has anything to do with a miranda warning, please save that for another thread. thanks

You got your REAL answer in the first response. Do your own homework.

 

[HappyWanderer]

Maybe someone will answer if you come clean and say what class this is for. It helps clarify the detail required for a response.

 

[HighwayMan]

When is it appropriate to "Plead the fifth"?

You don't have to say "I plead the fifth". Just don't answer the question.

 

[Dillon]

Miranda warring?

A miranda warning is NOT the same as the idea of pleading the fifth. Keep trying though. sooner or later you will be like the monkey who writes Shakespeare -- you will get lucky. Or you will get banned.

as you know, after miranda warning, then comes pleading the fifth, correct?

dont act dumb

 

[HappyWanderer]

Dillion, my friend, I know you don't know me but you should listen a bit. There are MANY senior members who have the sharp knives out for me as I deigned to challenge them, sometimes with a bit....abruptness. That problem leads me to be a bit more careful with what I write. I ALWAYS have a source for what I write and tend to not write beyond my understanding without giving a lot of qualifiers. You should do the same. It seems as though some want you dead. (In a figurative sense.)

I don't want to spend the time explaining why, but you're not quite right. Use qualifiers or look issues up on the internet (there's lots of stuff out there) and be CAREFUL and PRECISE on what you write. It will save you a lot of grief.

(Well, maybe not. At least it will give you the satisfaction to show those who think they know how they're wrong.)

 

[CdwJava]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ

I have a general question and I'm sure it's been asked before but I can't find a good answer.

When is it appropriate to "Plead the fifth"?

For instance if a cop has you detained and asks "have you been smoking weed?", can you respond "I plead the fifth" or does this response only work in court rooms.

Please provide some examples of when it should and should not be used.

thanks.

You can simply refuse to answer the question. You do NOT have to invoke the 5th Amendment. What you often can NOT do is lie. If you do not want to answer, be polite and say you do not want to answer the question. It is that simple.

You CAN say, "I plead the fifth," if you wish ... but ... why?