general duty to testify
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 339 U.S. 323 - United States v. Bryan · 1950Most cited · 1,610 citing opinions
There is a general duty to give what testimony one is capable of giving, and that any exemptions which may exist are distinctly exceptional, being so many derogations from a positive general rule.
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