Haynes v. United States | |
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Argued October 11, 1967 Decided January 29, 1968 | |
Full case name | Miles Edward Haynes v. United States |
Citations | 390 U.S. 85 (more) 88 S. Ct. 722; 19 L. Ed. 2d 923 |
Holding | |
Haynes' conviction under § 5851 for possession of an unregistered firearm is not properly distinguishable from a conviction under § 5841 for failure to register possession of a firearm, and both offenses must be deemed subject to any constitutional deficiencies arising under the Fifth Amendment from the obligation to register. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Harlan, joined by Black, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, White, Fortas |
Dissent | Warren |
Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. V |
Haynes v. United States, 390 U.S. 85 (1968), was a United States Supreme Court decision interpreting the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution's self-incrimination clause.[1] Haynes extended the Fifth Amendment protections elucidated in Marchetti v. United States.[2][3]