Maness v. Meyers

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1975-01-15

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Me. Justice Stewaet, with whom Me. Justice Black-mun joins, concurring in the result. The Court today holds that the constitutional privilege against compulsory self-incrimination embraces the right of a testifying party to the unfettered advice of counsel in a civil proceeding. As the Court puts the matter, a “layman may not be aware of the precise scope, the nuances, and boundari…

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