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PENNSYLVANIA v. MUNIZ

No. 89-213.

496 U.S. 582 (1990)

PENNSYLVANIA v. MUNIZ

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 1990

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Eakin argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Richard F. Maffett, Jr., argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part III-C.

We must decide in this case whether various incriminating utterances of a drunken-driving suspect, made while performing a series of sobriety tests, constitute testimonial responses to custodial interrogation for purposes of the Self-Incrimination Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

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