Address delivered by Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California before the West Los Angeles University synagogue forum at the university high school in Los Angeles on February the 16th, 1954, on the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States typescript.

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Address delivered by Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California before the West Los Angeles University synagogue forum at the university high school in Los Angeles on February the 16th, 1954, on the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States typescript.

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Justice Carter frames the meaning and importance of the Fifth Amendment within the context of its common law origins. He notes that the protection from self-incrimination is essential; especially given the fact that when this right is waived, that which is relevant and that which is not (in terms of inquiry), is not clearly delimited.

20 leaves ; 30 cm.

Golden Gate University, School of Law Library

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Golden Gate University, School of Law Library

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Carter, Jesse W., 1888-1959

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Jesse Washington Carter was born in Carrville, California in 1888. In 1913, he graduated from Golden Gate Law College, and in 1913, Carter opened a law office in Redding, California. In 1918 he became the district attorney for Redding; he also served as city attorney for Mt. Shasta and Redding. In 1939 he became a California state senator and was appointed to the state supreme court. He served until his death in 1959. From the description of Letters of Jesse Washington Carter, 1941-1...