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''Malloy v. Hogan'', 378 U.S. 1 (1964), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States deemed defendants' Fifth Amendment privilege not to be compelled to be witnesses against themselves was applicable within state courts as well as federal courts, overruling the decision in '' Twining v. New Jersey'' (1908). The majority decision holds that the Fourteenth Amendment allows the federal government to enforce the first eight amendments on state governments. The test for voluntariness used in the Malloy decision was later abrogated by '' Arizona v. Fulminante'' (1991).


Background

Malloy, a petitioner, was sentenced to a year in jail for unlawful gambling. After three months, he was released from jail and put on probation for two years and was asked to testify to a state inquiry into gambling and other criminal activities in which Malloy was involved. He refused to answer the questions to avoid incriminating himself. The court put him back in jail until he testified.


Question

Is a state witness's Fifth Amendment guarantee against self-incrimination protected by the Fourteenth Amendment?


Decision

In a 5–4 decision, Justice Brennan wrote the majority of the court in support of Malloy. The court noted that "the American judicial system is accusatorial, not inquisitorial" and the Fourteenth Amendment protects a witness against self-incrimination. Therefore, both state and federal officials must "establish guilt by evidence that is free and independent of a suspect's or witnesses' statements."


See also

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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 378 This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 378 of the ''United States Reports The ''United States Reports'' () are the official record ( law reports) of the Supreme Court of the United States. They include rulings, ...


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