If a defendant exercises his or her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and lawfully withholds an incriminating document from the prosecution, by what means may the prosecution introduce the document into evidence?

A. By issuing a notice to produce
B. By no means, the document cannot be introduced at trial
C. By use of secondary evidence to prove the contents of the document
D. By issuing a subpoena duces tecum


Answer: D

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