“Can you invoke the fifth, and yet say this or that, and refuse to say this or that?”
Yes and no. The court ruled that once you start talking but them clam up your silence can then be used as evidence against you that you are guilty. THAT is what this case was about. It overturns their 1959 decision that your silence cannot be mentioned in court, such as, “Well, he was talking to us but when we asked him if he killed his wife he clamed up.” That isn’t allowed to be said in court but it is now.
Sounds like a Salem Witch trial.
Your Honor, we asked her if she was a witch and she said nothing. GUILTY! Toss her in the lake, if she floats she is guilty, hang her. If she drowns, she is innocent bury her.
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Tea Party member number 27, report to the Docket!
If you are involved in an incident, call 911 immediately after the incident and report that there has been an incident. Tell the dispatch where this took place and whether there is need for an ambulance.
Then...say nothing else. When the officers arrive, invoke your 5th amendment right and request a lawyer be present before questioning.
Otherwise, you'll regret running your mouth.