What factors are not taken into account when determining whether a witness may invoke the privilege against self-incrimination?

A. Whether the answer will affect the witness's credibility and thus subject him or her to impeachment
B. Whether the statute of limitations has run, thus barring the witness's prosecution
C. Whether the witness could have committed the crime
D. The immediate setting of the testimony and other witness's testimony


Answer: A

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What will be an ideal response?

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