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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 23 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Burhans.

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1 People v. Burhans Anchor
michctapp · 1988
green “the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination protects a defendant from being compelled to testify against himself or from being compelled to provide the state with evidence of a testimonial or communicative nature.” 11
2 People v. Geno
michctapp · 2004
green “no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law.” 5
3 People v. Manning
michctapp · 2001
green “the requirement that a defendant's statement be voluntary is based on the recognition that there are means, ranging from outright physical brutality to more refined and subtle methods, for overcoming a defendant's will.” 4
4 People v. Frazier
michctapp · 2006
green “a confession is involuntary if obtained by any sort of threat or violence, by any promises, express or implied, or by the exertion of any improper influence.” 3

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