State v. James

Decided 1996-06-25

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BERDON, J., dissenting. Our state constitution provides that “[n]o person shall be compelled to give evidence against himself . . . .” Conn. Const., art. I, § 8. This constitutional guarantee is a fundamental tenet of our democracy. Its roots go back to the ancient Hebrew law “ ‘that no man is to be declared guilty on his own admission . . . .’ ’ 1 Miranda v. Arizona, <span class="cit…

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