Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination
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From 201 U.S. 90 - William McAlister v. William Henkel · 1906Most cited · 95 citing opinions
the immunity provided by the 5th Amendment against self-incrimination is personal to the witness himself, and ... he cannot set up the privilege of another person or of a corporation as an excuse for a refusal to answer; in other words, the privilege is that of the witness himself, and not that of the party on trial.