Why you would ever want to remain silent in a murder case I’d never know. But Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis did and ended up facing murder charges. Later those charges were dropped and Lewis was slapped with a misdemeanor in obstruction of justice. This article from 2000 gives the scoop.

“A trial is an instrument to reach the truth, and I think that in many respects it has been shielded,” (Paul) Howard said. “We are continuing to try to bring the truth forward.”