2005 West Virginia Code - §15-1E-34. — Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited.

§15-1E-34. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited.

(a) No person subject to this article shall compel any person to incriminate himself or to answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him.
(b) No person subject to this article shall interrogate or request any statement from an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing him of the nature of the accusation and fully advising him of his right to be represented by counsel, that he does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he is accused or suspected, and that any statement made by him can and will be used as evidence against him in a trial by court- martial, as well as other constitutional safeguards provided for an accused or a person suspected of an offense.
(c) No person subject to this article shall compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before any military tribunal if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to degrade him.
(d) No statement obtained from any person in violation of this section, or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement shall be received in evidence against him in a trial by court-martial.

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