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From: desj@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (David desJardins)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Very curious
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Date: Fri, 28-Mar-86 17:03:58 EST
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In article <842@well.UUCP> tenney@well.UUCP (Glenn S. Tenney) writes:
>This has made me a bit curious too...
>What would happen if when asked to swear to tell the truth
>the witness says NO?  How can they FORCE you to swear to
>something?

   There is this little thing called "contempt of court," which means
that they lock you up until you do testify.

   -- David desJardins