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N.J. SUPREME COURT

State v. Stas

New Jersey Law Journal

September 13, 2012

The use of defendant's silence at the scene of an auto accident as substantive evidence of his guilt and to assess his credibility violated his Fifth Amendment, state statutory and common-law privilege against self-incrimination and was not harmless error.

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