SRL for [compelled]: Thus , in a criminal case , a prosecutor can not comment on a defendant 's failure to testify nor can the defendant be [compelled] to take the stand as a witness , thus forcing him to `` take the Fifth . ''
ARG-M-MOD: can | ARG-1: the defendant | ARG-2: to take the stand as a witness | ARG-M-ADV: thus forcing him to `` take the Fifth