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Socialist Party, U.S.A. v. Jordan

Supreme Court of California
Nov 27, 1957
49 Cal.2d 864 (Cal. 1957)

Summary

In United States v. Jordan, 7 C.M.A. 452, 22 C.M.R. 242 (1957), the Court of Military Appeals held that an order compelling a urine sample to secure evidence for a court-martial proceeding violated the prohibition against compelled self-incrimination of Article 31.

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Opinion

Docket No. L.A. 24657.

November 27, 1957.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Kenneth N. Chantry, Judge. Affirmed.

A.L. Wirin and Paul M. Posner for Appellants.

Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Delbert E. Wong, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent.


MEMORANDUM CASE


THE COURT.

This appeal presents the same question as that involved in Christian Nationalist Party v. Jordan, ante, p. 448 [ 318 P.2d 473], decided this day, and our decision in that case is controlling here.

The judgment is affirmed.


For the reasons stated in my dissenting opinion in Christian Nationalist Party v. Jordan, ante, p. 448 [ 318 P.2d 473], I would reverse the judgment.

Appellants' petition for a rehearing was denied December 23, 1957. Carter, J., was of the opinion that the petition should be granted.


Summaries of

Socialist Party, U.S.A. v. Jordan

Supreme Court of California
Nov 27, 1957
49 Cal.2d 864 (Cal. 1957)

In United States v. Jordan, 7 C.M.A. 452, 22 C.M.R. 242 (1957), the Court of Military Appeals held that an order compelling a urine sample to secure evidence for a court-martial proceeding violated the prohibition against compelled self-incrimination of Article 31.

Summary of this case from Walters v. Secretary of Defense
Case details for

Socialist Party, U.S.A. v. Jordan

Case Details

Full title:SOCIALIST PARTY, U.S.A. et al., Appellants v. FRANK M. JORDAN, as…

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Nov 27, 1957

Citations

49 Cal.2d 864 (Cal. 1957)
318 P.2d 479

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