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GiqueCee

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5. I thought that accepting a plea deal...

Reply to Buddyzbuddy (Reply #2)

Mon May 18, 2026, 09:41 AM

15 hrs ago

... meant that you couldn't plead the 5th when questioned under oath, having already admitted guilt by taking the deal. I may be mistaken, but I thought I read that somewhere back in the long ago. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

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