Marine jailed for not testifying

Blackfive takes up the case of a Marine Sergeant jailed for refusing to testify against one of his buddies. He mistakenly asserts that the sergeant was jailed for exercising his 5th amendment rights. However, the 5th amendment just says you can not be compelled to testify against yourself, and if the prosecutors give you immunity for your testimony, you can no longer claimed to be incriminating yourself. This is pretty settled law and has been used for years.

The Marine who has been charged will need to win the case on the merits. I hope he can. I think the enemy's violations of the Geneva Conventions give him a compelling case.

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