Pennsylvania v. Muniz, No. 89-213 (U.S. Supreme Court) (496 U.S. 582; 110 S.Ct. 2638) (June 18, 1990) (Justice Brennan)
In this case the Court was called upon to decide whether various incriminating utterances of a drunk-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. The Court held that that officers asking routine ...
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