Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/12/1996

Commonwealth v. Martin

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423 Mass. 496
668 N.E.2d 825
1996 Mass. LEXIS 204

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witness may refuse to testify unless perfectly clear that answer cannot possibly have tendency to incriminate
“It is for a judge, rather than a witness or his attorney, to decide whether a witness’[s] silence is justified”
“a Martin hearing should be conducted only as an exception to the general rule that the judge’s verification of the validity of the privilege be based on information provided in open court”
“witness who voluntarily testifies regarding an incriminating fact waives his privilege against self-incrimination”
waiver of privilege before grand jury does not waive privilege at trial
circumstances for invoking privilege \must clearly indicate a possibility of self- incrimination\

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