Adamson v. California
E572466
Adamson v. California is a 1947 U.S. Supreme Court decision that refused to apply the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, later undermined by incorporation-era rulings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1947-01-15 ⓘ |
| citation | 332 U.S. 46 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Justice Felix Frankfurter
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Justice Stanley F. Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| criminalChargeContext | murder conviction in California state court ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1947-06-23 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Justice Frank Murphy
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Justice Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Wiley B. Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine | selective incorporation ⓘ |
| factPatternElement | prosecutor commented on defendant’s failure to testify ⓘ |
| fullName | Adamson v. People of the State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding | The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination is not applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause ⓘ |
| interpretiveApproachDiscussed |
selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights
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total incorporation of the Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalIssue |
application of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to the states
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scope of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Felix Frankfurter
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Fred M. Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold H. Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert H. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley F. Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Justice Stanley F. Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Justice Black’s dissent advocated total incorporation of the first eight amendments via the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| overruledInPracticeBy |
Griffin v. California
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Malloy v. Hogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| page | 46 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Luther Adamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | later undermined by incorporation-era decisions ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Duncan v. Louisiana
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Griffin v. California NERFINISHED ⓘ Malloy v. Hogan NERFINISHED ⓘ Palko v. Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultForPetitioner | conviction affirmed ⓘ |
| stateParty | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volume | 332 U.S. ⓘ |
| vote | 5-4 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1947 ⓘ |
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