Jackson Accuser's Mother Pleads the Fifth. Jackson's attorneys tried to prevent this, but I disagree with their reasoning. This actually does them a great favor. Having a witness plead the fifth has a completely different meaning in terms of legal technicalities than it does to juries. To legal scholars, it is a way of protecting one's right and avoiding the possibility of admitting guilt. To a jury, it's WORSE than admitting guilt. It says to a juror, "I am a complete scumbag guilty of far worse things than even the opposing attorneys can imagine, and anything I say should be completely discounted."
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