THOMAS v. NEW YORK

No. 78-6773.

444 U.S. 891 (1979)

THOMAS v. NEW YORK.

Supreme Court of United States.

October 9, 1979.


Appeal dismissed for want of substantial federal question.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE, with whom MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN joins, dissenting.

At issue in this appeal is whether admission into evidence of one's refusal to submit to a blood test to determine inebriation is contrary to the Fifth Amendment's prohibition of compelled testimonial incrimination. In the instant case the New York Court of Appeals, in finding the refusal to be admissible into evidence, upheld in the...

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