211 W. Va. 79 - In Re Daniel D.’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Kastigar v. United States · Baxter v. Palmigiano · 194 W. Va. 138 - Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L. · New Jersey v. Portash · 159 W. Va. 108 - Smith v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner
Most-quoted passages
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“There is no mandatory requirement that [a parent] take the stand and testify. That would be unconstitutional. The constraint upon respondent to give testimony arises here simply from the force of circumstances and not from any form of compulsion forbidden by the Constitution!]]”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In Re MARLEY M.
How this case has been treated — in progress
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