Still pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Trevor Bauer, He is scheduled for his first hearing before a judge for his domestic violence case on August 16, which surely for the still reigning Cy Young of the National League, means the end of their 2021 season of MLB and maybe his career at least in the Dodgers and if everything goes wrong, in the Major Leagues.
The reality is that the evidence goes against Bauer despite the defense arguing that the incident was something agreed upon between the accuser and the pitcher. The truth is that the Dodgers have the upper hand to lose, and in light of this, attorney and prosecutor Matthew F. Tympanick, through a column on the sports and law site, Conduc Detrimental, has advised Bauer and his team to invoke to their right to “not incriminate themselves.”
The United States constitution protects Bauer from refusing to testify and avoiding the possibility of incriminating himself in his own words and can be used after preliminary hearings if he proceeds to trial.
Under the United States Constitution, Mr. Bauer has the right not to be a witness against him. I recommend that you invoke that right because the hearing will be recorded or transcribed by a reporter in the room. If the criminal investigation ends up sending you to trial, and I assure you that you do not want your own words used against you in a charge of aggravated sexual violence.
The trial could be avoided if Bauer and the accuser reach an agreement away from court, which does not seem possible at the moment.
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