Jenkins v. Anderson

Jenkins v. Anderson
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 8, 1980 Decided June 10, 1980
Full case name	Jenkins v. Anderson, Warden
Citations	447 U.S. 231 (more) 100 S.Ct. 2124; 65 L.Ed. 2d 86
Holding
The Fifth Amendment is not violated by the use of prearrest silence to impeach a criminal defendant's credibility.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan, Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell, Jr. William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
Majority	Powell, joined by Burger, White, Blackmun, Rehnquist
Concurrence	Stewart
Concurrence	Stevens
Dissent	Marshall, joined by Brennan

Jenkins v. Anderson, 447 U.S. 231 (1980), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Holding

The Supreme Court held that a defendant's silence prior to a Miranda warning can be used by the prosecution to imply an admission. In Doyle v. Ohio, the Court held that silence after a Miranda warning cannot be used against the defendant to imply admission to guilt.

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 447
• Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Summary of case from OYEZ

Further reading

• Brenman, L. (1981). "Jenkins v. Anderson: The Fifth Amendment Fails to Protect Prearrest Silence". Denver Law Journal 59: 145. ISSN 0011-8834.