Adamson v. California
| Adamson v. California | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 15–16, 1947 Decided June 23, 1947 | |
| Full case name | Adamson v. People of the State of California |
| Citations | 332 U.S. 46 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | On appeal from the Supreme Court of California. 27 Cal.2d 478, 165 P.2d 3 |
| Subsequent | As amended. Rehearing denied, 332 U.S. 784, 68 S. Ct. 27, 92 L. Ed. 367, 1947 U.S. LEXIS 1986 (1947) |
| Holding | |
| The Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause did not extend to a defendant's Fifth Amendment right not to bear witness against themselves in state courts. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Reed, joined by Vinson, Frankfurter, Jackson, Burton |
| Concurrence | Frankfurter |
| Dissent | Black, joined by Douglas |
| Dissent | Murphy, joined by Rutledge |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. V, XIV | |
Overruled by | |
| Malloy v. Hogan (1964) | |
Adamson v. California, 332 U.S. 46 (1947), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the incorporation of the Fifth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Its decision is part of a long line of cases that eventually led to the Selective Incorporation Doctrine.