COBB, J.
Petitioner, Hugh Burnette, is charged with the DUI manslaughter of David Stanton. Stanton's estate has also sued Burnette for wrongful death. Burnette seeks certiorari review of a discovery order in the civil case which requires him to answer interrogatories and a request to produce, despite his assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege.
The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination may be asserted during discovery when a litigant has...
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