Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania
My girlfriend has been arrested for violating her state parole and she failed her drug test. She is currently in prison.A State Parole supervisor informed me that I will receive a subpoena in about 2 weeks to testify against her.Can I legally plead the 5th and not answer any of their questions?
1 Answer from Attorneys
The Fifth Amendment is not just a convenient way to avoid testifying when you'd rather stay quiet. You can only invoke it when you have valid reason to think that a truthful answer would either result in you being prosecuted for a crime or be used against you in such a prosecution. Nothing you have written suggests that this is true.
If you want to help your girlfriend, you should ask her lawyer what you can do. You should also speak with a lawyer on your own if you believe you might get into legal trouble -- especially if you have made any false statements to the authorities.
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