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"No citizen can be compelled to talk to police. Merely keeping quiet isn't" obstruction of justice, Mincberg said.
Under Florida law, investigators could charge someone with obstruction of justice for misleading or deceiving police during an investigation. The misdemeanor charge is punishable by up to one year in prison and fines of $1000.
Joe Mincberg, a veteran West Palm Beach defense attorney who represents a friend of the alleged rape victim, said he didn't see any was Kennedy could be charged with obstruction of justice.
"It's still preliminary," Terlizzese said, saying police hope to wrap up the obstruction investigation by the end of next week. He wouldn't say whether any of the Kennedys would be interviewed again in the obstruction investigation.
State Attorney David Bludworth, who filed second-degree sexual battery and misdemeanor battery charges May 9 against Smith, will decide whether to file obstruction charges, Terlizzese said.