South Dakota v. Neville
| South Dakota v. Neville | |
|---|---|
| Argued December 8, 1982 Decided February 22, 1983 | |
| Full case name | South Dakota, Petitioner v. Mason Henry Neville |
| Citations | 459 U.S. 553 (more) 103 S. Ct. 916; 74 L. Ed. 2d 748; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 129 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | State v. Neville, 312 N.W.2d 723 (S.D. 1981) |
| Holding | |
| A suspect's refusal to submit to a blood-alcohol test may be admitted as evidence of guilt at trial. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | O'Connor, joined by Burger, Brennan, White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist |
| Dissent | Stevens, joined by Marshall |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. V, XIV | |
South Dakota v. Neville, 459 U.S. 553 (1983), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that prosecutors may use a suspect's refusal to submit to a blood-alcohol test as evidence of guilt and that the introduction of such evidence at trial does not violate the suspect's Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination.