united-states trial witnesses fifth-amendment minnesota
How does a witness get an attorney?
<p>Someone who was with George Floyd the day he was killed pleaded the Fifth (<a href="https://m.startribune.com/man-who-was-with-george-floyd-the-day-he-died-invokes-fifth-amendment-refuses-to-testify/600040810/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>).</p>
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<p>The Hennepin County Public Defender's Office filed the notice on behalf of Morries Hall, who was sitting in the front passenger seat of a vehicle with Floyd, who was in the driver's seat, when police approached Floyd for allegedly using a fake $20 bill at Cup Foods in south Minneapolis.</p>
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<p>I understand that people, when accused, get public defenders, but Hall was only a witness in this trial.</p>
<p>If I was called to testify and had concerns about self-incrimination and couldn't afford a lawyer, would I have to reach out to the county? Or is one provided when you're called to testify?</p>
<p>Or perhaps the prosecution or defense was obliged to refer Hall to a public defender after speaking to him?</p>

<h2>They ask for one</h2>
<p>Everyone has the right to legal representation. If you qualify for legal aid, the government will provide it, if you don’t, you pay for it.</p>

<p>In this case the individual was already in jail and represented by counsel, ostensibly for that charge.</p>
