William M. v. State

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that the statute’s “requirement that a juvenile admit the charged criminal conduct, and thereby incriminate himself, in order to overcome the presumption of adult certification is unconstitutional.”
• noting that the California Supreme Court recognized certification \as the worst punishment the juvenile system is empowered to inflict\ (internal quotation marks omitted)
• noting that the California Supreme Court recognized certification \as the worst punishment the juvenile system is empowered to inflict\ (internal quotation marks omitted)
• noting that the California Supreme Court recognized certification \as the worst punishment the juvenile system is empowered to inflict\ (internal quotation marks omitted)
• Fifth Amendment right against self- incrimination
• Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).