William O. Douglas

“ As an original matter it might be debatable whether the provision in the Fifth Amendment that no person 'shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself' serves the ends of justice. ”

“ The evidence obtained from this accused's stomach would be admissible in the majority of states where the question has been raised. [1] So far as the reported cases reveal, the only states which would probably exclude the evidence would be Arkansas, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri. [2] Yet the Court now says that the rule which the majority of the states have fashioned violates the 'decencies of civilized conduct.' To that I cannot agree. It is a rule formulated by responsible courts with judges as sensitive as we are to the proper standards for law administration. ”

“ People of State of California, 101 Cal.App.2d 140, 225 P.2d 1, pumping of accused's stomach to recover swallowed narcotic; People v. Tucker, 88 Cal.App.2d 333, 198 P.2d 941, Blood test to determine intoxication; State v. Ayres, 70 Idaho 18, 211 P.2d 142, blood test to determine intoxication; Davis v. State, 189 Md. 640, 57 A.2d 289, blood typing to link accused with murder; Skidmore v. State, 59 Nev. 320, 92 P.2d 979, examination of accused for venereal disease; State v. Sturtevant, 96 N.H. 99, 70 A.2d 909, blood test to determine intoxication; State v. ”