New Jersey v. Portash
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the Court 1
440 U.S. 450 (1979)
NEW JERSEY
v.
PORTASH.
No. 77-1489.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued December 5, 1978.
Decided March 20, 1979.
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY.
Edwin H. Stier argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, and Richard W. Berg, Deputy Attorney General.
Michael E. Wilbert argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · StewartJustice Stewart
This case involves the scope of the privilege against compulsory self-incrimination, grounded in the Fifth Amendment and made binding against the States by the Fourteenth. The precise…
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