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Griswold attacked the legal doctrine known as "waiver of the privilege," whereby a witness sacrifices his right to protection under the Amendment by answering certain questions...
Discussinlg the doctrine of waiver of privilege, Griswold pointed out that it was unfortunate in such cases because "witnesses who have legitimate fears of prosecution, but who might be willing to cooperate as far as they could, are induced (if not actually compelled) to refuse to answer any questions...
...chain which would tend to incrimination--is available to the innocent as well as the guilty. Under the existing state of the law, the privilege may be asserted in regard to a question the answer to which may be in the negative where it would constitute a waiver of the Fifth Amendment privilege in regard to other questions at the same hearing...
...second husband Orson Welles), and Yasmin, 3 (by third husband Aly Khan). Then came some rapid-fire news: Rita and her crooning suitor, Dick Haymes, signed a pact safeguarding her money for her own use. Dick's third wife, Nora, divorced him in California and signed a waiver agreeing to his Nevada divorce. Haymes and Hayworth announced that their wedding would finally come off this week...
Third Rule Waiver...