Peanut Corp. of America executives have taken the Fifth Amendment in the peanut butter recall scandal.
The Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution protects us from self-incrimination:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
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When asked to testify Wednesday before the House committee hearing on the salmonella peanut butter contamination, Peanut Corporation officials followed legal advice to avoid possible self-incrimination and stayed home. Specifically, Stewart Parnell, president of the Peanut Corporation of America, and plant manager Sammy Lightsey are under investigation about the notification they received last fall by a private lab that their products tested positive for salmonella. [read the full article...]
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