Legal Opinion
People v. Pokovich
California Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 2006No. S127176PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
May a testifying defendant be impeached at trial with statements made before trial to mental health professionals during a court-ordered examination to determine the defendant’s mental competency to stand trial? We conclude that such impeachment violates the federal Constitution’s privilege against self-incrimination.
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On March 31, 2002, at approximately 3:00 p.m., bullets hit three moving vehicles on Iron Mountain Road near Keswick, Shasta County. Around the same time, bullets hit another car, occupied by Joyce Muse and her fiancé, *1243Lawrence Taylor, going down the driveway at…
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- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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