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Torts -Why Do Defendants in Criminal Trials Often Decline to Testify

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Torts
-Why do defendants in criminal trials often decline to testify?


A) Because common law gives defendants the right against self-incrimination.
B) Because the U.S. Constitution gives defendants the right against self-incrimination.
C) Because defendants are never good witnesses.
D) Because it is always a good strategy for the defendant not to testify.
E) Because defendants are not permitted to testify in criminal trials.

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