The accused may choose to remain silent in court to avoid incriminating themselves or to protect their legal rights.
No.Added: If you do not wish to answer a question put to you in court you must plead the Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination) as the reason.The reason you don't always have the right to remain silent is that it comes from your right not to be forced to incriminate yourself under the Fifth Amendment. If the government promises you immunity from prosecution for any crime committed by you that would be revealed by your testimony, you no longer have the right to remain silent because you would not be incriminating yourself.
A US DIstrict Court.
The law to remain silent
The court in which your trial will take place. The US SUPREME COURT ruled in Miranda V. Arizona. You be read the following: You have to the right to remain silent, If you choose to give up that right to remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have a right to a lawyer if you can't afford a lawyer one will be appointed. Do you understand these rights? Your response would be yes. If you understand?
federal court
This is more commonly known as expanding the right of the accused. One of the most famous ways the rights of the accused were strengthened was through requiring the accused to have their rights explained to them. "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law..." are now famous words well known throughout the country.
supreme/county court
One would hear the phrase 'you have the right to remain silent' when one is being arrested by a police officer. This phrase originates from the need of a suspect to be informed of his rights.
The "Bill of Rights" includes the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which provides that no person may be forced to be a witness against himself (in other words he has a right to remain silent when questioned). In the Miranda case, the Supreme Court ruled that, where a prisoner was not informed of his right to remain silent, the prosecution could not use his confession in court because that would be a violation of his Fifth Amendment rights.
the guilt of the accused
If you are referring to a STATE district court - you would have broken a state law. If you are referring to a FEDERAL dIstrict court, you would have broken a federal law.
In most cases if a boyfriend was not cheating and was accused by his girlfriend then he would be angry and since your boyfriend is silent there is a high possibility he is cheating and cannot own up to it.