Doyle v. Ohio
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| Argued February 23, 1976 Decided June 17, 1976 | |||||||
| Full case name | Doyle v. Ohio | ||||||
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| The defendant's silence in response to a Miranda warning cannot be used against them. | |||||||
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| Majority | Powell, joined by Burger, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall | ||||||
| Dissent | Stevens, joined by Blackmun, Rehnquist | ||||||
Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610 (1976), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the Due Process rights of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Holding
The Supreme Court held that the criminal defendant's silence in response to a Miranda warning cannot be used to impeach them during cross examination.
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 426
- Jenkins v. Anderson, 447 U.S. 231 (1980)
- Oyez: Doyle v. Ohio 426 US 610 (1976)
Further reading
- O'Keefe, F. R. (1976). "Impeaching a Defendant's Testimony by Proof of Post-Arrest Silence: Doyle v. Ohio". Cleveland State Law Review 25 (2): 261–296. ISSN 0009-8876.
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