If a defendant exercises his or her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and lawfully withholds an incriminating document from the prosecution by what means may the prosecution introduce the document into evidence?

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A subpoena duces tecum is a court order that requires a person to produce documents or other evidence at a trial or hearing. In this case, the prosecution could use a subpoena duces tecum to order the defendant to produce the incriminating document.

If a Defendant Exercises His or Her Fifth Amendment Privilege