David Nathanson on Nostr: If you testify but you wrote to or spoke on a jail phone to people other than your ...
If you testify but you wrote to or spoke on a jail phone to people other than your lawyer, all those statements can be used as admissions or inconsistent statements.
Finally, if you testify at trial, you waive the privilege against self-incrimination. You cannot refuse to answer a question because it might incriminate you. /3
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