To the extent that such privilege exists under the Constitution of the United States or the State of California, a person has a privilege to refuse to disclose any matter that may tend to incriminate him.
Cal. Evid. Code § 940
Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
Applied in 32 court decisions — leading case 44 Cal. 3d 309 - People v. May (1988)
Most recently applied in 1 Cal. 5th 21 - People v. Zaragoza (July 2016)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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