Your 5A Right to Silence is More Limited Than You Think! – Law of Self Defense

We’re all taught that we have a Fifth Amendment right to silence, but most are unaware of just how limited that right to silence is, and how readily your silence CAN be used against you in a court of law.

I’ll cover this treacherous legal ground in the context of a new decision out of the Arizona Supreme court, as well as a controlling US Supreme Court decision that applies to all 50 states.

State v. Melendez, 2025 Ariz. LEXIS 106 (AZ Supreme Court 2025)