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63 Misc. 2d 665

People v. Schmidt

New York Supreme Court

Decided June 16, 1970

New York Supreme Court · decided 1970-06-16

Relies on Gault

Decided 1970-06-16

Per Curiam.

¶1It was improper for the People to call defendant as a witness against himself at the narcotic addiction hearing. The privilege against self incrimination can be claimed in any proceeding, whether criminal or civil, administrative or judicial, *666investigatory or adjudicatory (Matter of Gault, 387 U. S. 1, 47-48; People v. Martin, N. Y. L. J., Feb. 19, 1970, p. 14, col. 4).

¶2The judgment of conviction should be unanimously modified on the law by vacating sentence certifying defendant to the Narcotic Addiction Control Commission, and case remanded to the District Court of Nassau County for a new trial on the issue of whether defendant is a narcotic addict, and for such further proceedings as may be appropriate; as so modified, judgment of conviction affirmed.

¶3Concur — Hogan, P. J., Glickman and Pittoni, JJ.

¶4Judgment modified,, etc.

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