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Griffin v. California, 380 U.S. 609 (1965)
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Griffin v. California, 380 U.S. 609 (1965)
Griffin v. California No. 202 Argued March 9, 1965 Decided April 28, 1965 380 U.S. 609
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA
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Comment to the jury by a prosecutor in a state criminal trial upon a defendant’s failure to testify as to the matters which he can reasonably be expected to deny or explain because of facts within his knowledge or by the court that the defendant’s silence under those circumstances evidences guilt violates the Self-Incrimination Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the Federal Constitution, as made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth, Malloy v. Hogan, 378 U.S. 1. 610-615.
60 Cal.2d 182, 383 P.2d 432, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Griffin v. California, 380 U.S. 609 (1965) in 380 U.S. 609 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3L5S8VBRWBX5418.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Griffin v. California, 380 U.S. 609 (1965), in 380 U.S. 609, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3L5S8VBRWBX5418.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Griffin v. California, 380 U.S. 609 (1965). cited in 1965, 380 U.S. 609. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3L5S8VBRWBX5418.
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