Legal Opinion
California v. Byers
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 17, 1971No. 75PublishedCited by 402 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtChief Justice Burger
This case presents the narrow but important question of whether the constitutional privilege against compulsory self-incrimination is infringed by California’s so-called “hit and run” statute which requires the driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident to stop at the scene and give his name and address. Similar “hit and run” or “stop and report” statutes are in effect in all 50 States and the District of Columbia.
On August 22, 1966, respondent Byers was charged in a two-count criminal complaint with two misdemeanor violations of the California Vehicle Code. Count 1 charged that on…
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