constitutional privilege against self-incrimination applies in both civil and criminal proceedings whenever a person’s answer might tend to subject him to criminal responsibility
How later courts described this case
- constitutional privilege against self-incrimination applies in both civil and criminal proceedings whenever a person’s answer might tend to subject him to criminal responsibility
- describing various assault and battery claims
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
Bobbitt, J.,
dissenting: The appeal is premature and should be dismissed. In my ¡opinion., discussion of a ¡defendant’s constitutional privilege against self-incrimination should ibe ¡deferred until such time as such defendant refuses to answer specific questions and ¡then with reference to his refusal to answer’ such questions.