Quote:
Originally Posted by Yanks_Todd
Isn't remaining silent just that. You either don't speak or you do. I don't believe it is a state you can float in and out of. Once you speak you are no longer silent therefore they are gathering evidence.
|
it's interesting how that can be argued:
Quote:
The prosecutors said that during a 58-minute interview with police, Salinas answered all but one question. At the trial, a police officer told the jury of Salinas?s reaction to being asked the question about the shotgun.
The officer said he ?looked down at the floor, shuffled his feet, bit his lower lip, clinched his hands in his lap, began to tighten up.?
When officers asked a new set of questions, Salinas once again became talkative, they said. The prosecutors added that in his own way Salinas answered the question about the shotgun through his nonverbal conduct. They added that he never invoked the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
|
i think here they are saying by drifting back into answering questions, he proved he answered the previous question silently.
my interpretation.