comment rule
Defined in 1 dictionary — Case Law
Definitions from Case Law
From 380 U.S. 609 - Griffin v. California · 1965Most cited · 9,800 citing opinions
comment on the refusal to testify is a remnant of the 'inquisitorial system of criminal justice,' which the Fifth Amendment outlaws. It is a penalty imposed by courts for exercising a constitutional privilege. It cuts down on the privilege by making its assertion costly.