I'm not very familiar with American law, but I am aware that a witness could use his fifth amendment rights to not incriminate himself. Ferguson didn't want to continue (as shown when he was finished), but he just kept on talking instead of pleading for some reason? Was it genuine remorse?
shareIt couldn't have crossed his mind to think about that. He thought he was just going to talk about Nokes and what a "good man" he was, just like Michael had planned. The questions about Wilkinson caught him off guard (no pun intented) and that's when his breakdown began.
shareHe was there under the premise of being a character witness, not a target of the prosecution.
You can't "plead the fifth" for just certain questions, after you've already begun testifying.
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?
I think the guilt got to him.
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