Jenkins v. Anderson

Jenkins v. Anderson
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 8, 1980
Decided June 10, 1980
Full case nameJenkins v. Anderson, Warden
Citations447 U.S. 231 (more)
100 S.Ct. 2124; 65 L. Ed. 2d 86; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 131
Holding
The Fifth Amendment is not violated by the use of prearrest silence to impeach a criminal defendant's credibility.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
MajorityPowell, joined by Burger, White, Blackmun, Rehnquist
ConcurrenceStewart
ConcurrenceStevens
DissentMarshall, joined by Brennan

Jenkins v. Anderson, 447 U.S. 231 (1980), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

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