south dakota neville argued december decided february south dakota statute permits person suspected driving intoxicated refuse submit test authorizes revocation driver license person refusing test permits refusal used trial respondent arrested police officers south dakota driving intoxicated officers asked submit test warned lose license refused warn refusal used trial respondent refused take test south dakota trial granted respondent motion suppress evidence refusal take test south dakota affirmed ground statute allowing introduction evidence refusal violated privilege held admission evidence defendant refusal submit test offend fifth amendment right refusal take test police officer lawfully requested act coerced officer thus protected privilege offer taking test clearly legitimate becomes less legitimate state offers second option refusing test attendant penalties making choice pp fundamentally unfair violation due process use respondent refusal take test evidence guilt even though police failed warn refusal used trial doyle ohio distinguished failure warn sort implicit promise forgo use evidence unfairly trick respondent evidence later offered trial pp delivered opinion burger brennan white blackmun powell rehnquist joined stevens filed dissenting opinion marshall joined post mark meierhenry attorney general south dakota argued cause petitioner briefs mark smith assistant attorney general david gienapp argued cause filed brief respondent briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed state indiana et al linley pearson attorney general indiana palmer ward deputy attorney general donald bouton acting attorney general virgin islands attorneys general respective follows charles graddick alabama wilson condon alaska jim smith florida tany hong hawaii tyrone fahner illinois robert stephan kansas william guste louisiana james tierney maine warren spannaus minnesota john ashcroft missouri michael greeley montana robert abrams new york rufus edmisten north carolina william brown ohio david frohnmayer oregon leroy zimmerman pennsylvania daniel mcleod south carolina william leech tennessee john easton vermont chauncey browning west virginia bronson la follette wisconsin steven freudenthal wyoming mothers drunk drivers hartley hansen texas district county attorneys association et al david crump justice delivered opinion schmerber california held state force defendant submit test without violating defendant fifth amendment right address question left open schmerber supra hold admission evidence defendant refusal submit test likewise offend right two madison south dakota police officers stopped respondent car saw fail stop stop sign officers asked respondent driver license asked get car left car respondent staggered fell car support officers smelled alcohol breath respondent driver license informed officers revoked previous conviction officers asked respondent touch finger nose walk straight line respondent failed field sobriety tests placed arrest read miranda rights respondent acknowledged understood rights agreed talk without lawyer present app reading printed card officers asked respondent submit test warned lose license refused respondent refused take test stating drunk wo pass test officers read request submit test took respondent police station read request submit third time respondent continued refuse take test saying drunk pass south dakota law specifically declares refusal submit test may admissible evidence trial comp laws ann supp nevertheless respondent sought suppress evidence refusal take test circuit granted suppression motion three reasons south dakota statute allowing evidence refusal violated respondent federal constitutional rights officers failed advise respondent refusal used trial refusal irrelevant issues state appealed entire order south dakota affirmed suppression act refusal grounds allows introduction evidence violated federal state privilege reasoned refusal communicative act involving respondent testimonial capacities state compelled communication forcing respondent choose submitting perhaps unpleasant examination producing testimonial evidence quoting state andrews cert denied since jurisdictions found fifth amendment violation admission evidence refusal submit tests granted certiorari resolve conflict ii situation underlying case drunk driver occurs tragic frequency nation highways carnage caused drunk drivers well documented needs detailed recitation although daily contact problem state courts repeatedly lamented tragedy see breithaupt abram increasing slaughter highways avoidable reaches astounding figures heard battlefield tate short blackmun concurring deploring traffic irresponsibility frightful carnage spews upon highways perez campbell blackmun concurring omitted slaughter highways nation exceeds death toll wars mackey montrym recognizing compelling interest highway safety part program deter drinkers driving south dakota enacted implied consent law comp laws ann supp statute declares person operating vehicle south dakota deemed consented chemical test alcoholic content blood arrested driving intoxicated schmerber california upheld blood test claim infringed fifth amendment right made applicable fourteenth amendment recognized coerced blood test infringed degree inviolability human personality requirement state procure evidence accused independent labors noted privilege never given full scope suggested values helps protect therefore held privilege bars state compelling communications testimony since blood test physical real evidence rather testimonial evidence found unprotected fifth amendment privilege schmerber clearly allows state force person suspected driving intoxicated submit test south dakota however declined authorize police officers administer test suspect rather avoid violent confrontations south dakota statute permits suspect refuse test indeed requires police officers inform suspect right refuse comp laws ann supp permission without price however south dakota law authorizes department public safety providing person refused test opportunity hearing revoke one year person license drive nonresident operating privileges may possess penalty refusing take test unquestionably legitimate assuming appropriate procedural protections see mackey montrym supra south dakota discourages choice refusal allowing refusal used defendant trial comp laws ann supp schmerber expressly reserved question whether evidence refusal violated privilege indicate general fifth amendment principles rather particular holding griffin california control inquiry courts applying general fifth amendment principles refusal take blood test found violation privilege many courts following lead justice traynor opinion california people sudduth cal cert denied reasoned refusal submit physical act rather communication reason protected privilege justice traynor explained fully companion case people ellis cal refusal display voice testimonial evidence refusal take potentially incriminating test similar circumstantial evidence consciousness guilt escape custody suppression evidence relying dudley state tex crim app state andrews cert denied rejected view minority view emphasizes refusal tacit overt expression communication defendant thoughts constitution simply forbids compulsory revealing communication accused person thoughts mental processes whether acts failure act words spoken failure speak dudley supra find considerable force analogies flight suppression evidence suggested justice traynor decline rest decision ground recognized schmerber distinction real physical evidence one hand communications testimony readily drawn many cases situations arising refusal present difficult gradation person indicates refusal complete inaction one nods head negatively one refuse take test respondent stated drunk wo pass test since impermissible coercion involved suspect refuses submit take test regardless form refusal prefer rest decision ground draw possible distinctions necessary decision circumstances stated fisher held repeatedly fifth amendment limited prohibiting use physical moral compulsion exerted person asserting privilege coercion requirement comes directly constitutional language directing person shall compelled criminal case witness amdt emphasis added professor levy concluded history privilege element compulsion involuntariness always ingredient right right existed protests incriminating interrogatories levy origins fifth amendment state directly compel respondent refuse test gave choice submitting test refusing course fact government gives defendant suspect choice always resolve compulsion inquiry classic fifth amendment violation telling defendant trial testify extreme view compel defendant incriminate submit testify falsely risking perjury decline testify risking contempt long recognized fifth amendment prevents state forcing choice cruel trilemma defendant see murphy waterfront see also new jersey portash telling witness grant legislative immunity testify face contempt sanctions essence coerced testimony similarly schmerber cautioned fifth amendment may bar use testimony obtained proffered alternative submit test painful dangerous severe violative religious beliefs almost inevitably person prefer confession cf miranda arizona unless compulsion inherent custodial surroundings dispelled statement truly product free choice contrast prohibited choices values behind fifth amendment hindered state offers suspect choice submitting test refusal used simple test safe painless commonplace see schmerber respondent concedes must state legitimately compel suspect accede test given offer taking test clearly legitimate action becomes less legitimate state offers second option refusing test attendant penalties making choice case state subtly coerced respondent choosing option right compel rather offering true choice contrary state wants respondent choose take test inference intoxication arising positive test far stronger arising refusal take test recognize course choice submit refuse take test easy pleasant one suspect make criminal process often requires suspects defendants make difficult choices see crampton ohio decided mcgautha california hold therefore refusal take test police officer lawfully requested act coerced officer thus protected privilege iii relying doyle ohio respondent also suggests admission trial refusal violates due process clause respondent fully warned consequences refusal doyle held due process clause prohibits prosecutor using defendant silence miranda warnings impeach testimony trial term hale determined supervisory power federal courts use silence impeachment dubious probative value although doyle mentioned rationale applying rule relied fundamental unfairness implicitly assuring suspect silence used using silence impeach explanation subsequently offered trial unlike situation doyle think fundamentally unfair south dakota use refusal take test evidence guilt even though respondent specifically warned refusal used trial first right silence underlying miranda warnings one constitutional dimension thus unduly burdened see miranda supra cf fletcher weir postarrest silence without miranda warnings may used impeach trial testimony respondent right refuse test contrast simply matter grace bestowed south dakota legislature moreover miranda warnings emphasize dangers choosing speak whatever say used evidence give warning adverse consequences choosing remain silent imbalance delivery miranda warnings recognized doyle implicitly assures suspect silence used warnings challenged contrast contained misleading implicit assurances relative consequences choice officers explained respondent chose submit test right know results choose take additional test person chosen officers specifically warn respondent test results used trial explaining consequences option officers specifically warned respondent failure take test lead loss driving privileges one year true officers inform respondent consequence evidence refusal used think unrealistic say warnings given implicitly assure suspect consequences mentioned occur importantly warning lose driver license made clear refusing test safe harbor free adverse consequences state actually warn respondent test results used hold failure warn sort implicit promise forgo use evidence unfairly trick respondent evidence later offered trial therefore conclude use evidence refusal warnings comported fundamental fairness required due process iv judgment south dakota reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered footnotes card read arrested driving actual physical control vehicle influence alcohol drugs violation request submit chemical test blood determine blood alcohol concentration right refuse submit test refuse test given right chemical test person choosing expense addition test requested right know results chemical test refuse test requested driver license driving privilege may revoked one year opportunity appear hearing officer determine driver license driving privilege shall revoked driver license driving privileges revoked hearing officer right appeal circuit understand told wish submit chemical test requested app responding questions respondent informed officers drinking close one case home last drink ten minutes ago tr preliminary hearing south dakota comp laws ann supp likewise declares notwithstanding general rule south dakota claim privilege proper subject comment judge counsel evidence refusal submit chemical analysis blood urine breath bodily substance admissible evidence trial driving influence alcohol person may claim privilege regard admission refusal submit chemical analysis ibid justice stevens emphasizes post south dakota clearly held statute violated state well federal constitution although adequate state ground decision read opinion resting independent state ground rather think determined admission evidence violated fifth amendment privilege concluded without analysis state privilege violated well reaching holding first analyzed decisions schmerber california miranda arizona supra described issue review determine whether fifth amendment privilege applies refusal evidence emphasis added later asked whether testimonial evidence compelled purposes applying fifth amendment standard emphasis added cases relied resolve issues analyze federal privilege analysis remarkably similar opinion reviewed delaware prouse opinion analyzed various decisions interpreting federal constitution concluded fourth amendment violated police procedure issue summarily held state constitution therefore also infringed characterized analysis every police practice found violate fourth amendment without analysis held contrary state constitution well situation concluded jurisdiction review federal constitutional issue decided justice stevens expressing general dissatisfaction prouse attempts distinguish noting state said state federal constitutions substantially similar violation latter necessarily violation former post south dakota made virtually identical statements recognized textual difference federal state constitutional privileges noted schmerber interpreted fifth amendment prohibition light liberal definition evidence used state constitution therefore concluded ince fifth amendment constitution broad enough exclude evidence need draw distinction time const art vi fifth amendment constitution ibid stated clearly simply assumed violation fifth amendment privilege also violated without analysis state privilege precisely reasoning found sufficient prouse give us jurisdiction hear case decide federal constitutional issue south dakota also remanded determination whether respondent statement drunk pass test made voluntary waiver right remain silent yet course final judgment case nevertheless jurisdiction review federal constitutional issue finally determined state ultimately prevails trial federal issue mooted state loses trial governing state law comp laws ann prevents presenting federal claim review see california stewart decided miranda arizona cox broadcasting cohn see cases cited nn infra schmerber also rejected arguments coerced blood test violated right due process right counsel prohibition unreasonable searches seizures schmerber caution due process concerns involved police initiated physical violence administering test refused respect reasonable request undergo different form testing responded resistance inappropriate force griffin held prosecutor trial comments defendant refusal take witness stand impermissibly burdened defendant fifth amendment right refuse unlike defendant situation griffin person suspected drunk driving constitutional right refuse take test specific rule griffin thus inapplicable see newhouse misterly hill state campbell superior state haze refusal give handwriting exemplar city westerville cunningham ohio schmerber pointed lie detector test example evidence difficult characterize testimonial real even though test may seek obtain physical evidence reasoned compel person submit testing evoke spirit history fifth amendment see also people ellis cal analyzing lie detector tests within fifth amendment privilege second example seemingly physical evidence nevertheless invokes fifth amendment protection presented estelle smith held fifth amendment privilege protected compelled disclosures psychiatric examination specifically rejected claim psychiatrist observing patient communications simply infer facts mind rather examine truth patient statements many courts found problem ground coercion analytically related ground state compel submission test qualify right refuse test see welch district state meints neb state gardner app state brean nothing record suggests respondent made sustain claim case context arrest driving intoxicated police inquiry whether suspect take test interrogation within meaning miranda stated rhode island innis police words actions normally attendant arrest custody constitute interrogation police inquiry highly regulated state law presented virtually words suspects similar police request submit fingerprinting photography respondent choice refusal thus enjoys prophylactic miranda protection outside basic fifth amendment protection see generally arenella schmerber privilege reappraisal crim rev even though officers specifically advise respondent test results used one seriously contend failure warn make test results inadmissible respondent chosen submit test cf schneckloth bustamonte knowledge right refuse essential part proving effective consent search since state wants suspect submit test interest fully warn suspects consequences refusal informed police officers south dakota warn suspects evidence refusal used tr oral arg justice stevens justice marshall joins dissenting understandably anxious part curtailing carnage caused drunk drivers ante sympathize concern justify rendition advisory opinion constitutional issue case power reverse judgment south dakota decision rests adequate independent state ground therefore join opinion south dakota framed question appeal whether sdcl violation neville federal state constitutional privilege const amend const art vi analyzing federal state cases south dakota concluded hold evidence accused refusal take blood test violates federal state privilege therefore sdcl unconstitutional given existence adequate state ground established beyond dispute may take jurisdiction state ground independent case lack jurisdiction south dakota indicated explicitly implicitly construction art vi south dakota constitution contingent agreement interpretation fifth amendment constitution general presumption federal law general presumption state law specific language opinion suggest south dakota harbored opinion unless explicit notice provision state constitution intended mere shadow comparable provision federal constitution presumptuous paternalistic make assumption matter eloquent persuasive analysis federal constitution may simply presume highest sovereign state modify interpretation law whenever interpret comparable federal law differently even state tribunal misconceives federal law vacate judgment merely give unsolicited opportunity reanalyze law judgment premised adequate state ground ground must presumed independent unless state suggests otherwise nothing south dakota law establishes presumption state constitution adds additional protections south dakota residents beyond already provided fourteenth amendment federal constitution indeed south dakota explicitly established contrary presumption final authority interpretation enforcement south dakota constitution always assumed independent nature state constitution regardless similarity language document federal constitution state opperman exists independent adequate state ground judgment dismiss writ certiorari review judgment state rests adequate independent ground state law review one fact appears record herb pitcairn accord jankovich indiana toll road honeyman hanan fox film muller lynch new york ex rel pierson mccoy shaw petrie nampa meridian irrigation district enterprise irrigation district farmers mutual canal eustis bolles murdock memphis wall justice harlan wrote mental hygiene dept kirchner jurisdiction review federal ground sole basis decision state constitution interpreted state deemed compulsion federal constitution emphasis original omitted ur power correct wrong judgments revise opinions permitted render advisory opinion judgment rendered state corrected views federal laws review amount nothing advisory opinion herb pitcairn supra accord minnick california dept corrections rescue army municipal hastings policy avoiding advisory opinions federal constitutional issues consistent theme throughout jurisprudence paschall per curiam especially instructive case independent review record turned state ground supporting oklahoma judgment even mentioned state opinion observing argument proved solid decision advisory beyond jurisdiction remanded analysis claim even cases arising federal courts always alert opportunities avoid federal constitutional issues means disposition mills rogers city mesquite aladdin castle siler louisville nashville see generally hagans lavine nn burden petitioner appellant establish jurisdiction therefore regularly dismissed cases state judgment might rested independent adequate state ground durley mayo stembridge georgia lynch new york ex rel pierson supra johnson risk south dakota speaking remand state previously held certain police conduct unconstitutional relying solely fourth amendment federal constitution state opperman reversed south dakota opperman passage text excerpted south dakota reaffirmation rationale prior opinion relying state constitution reaching conclusion noted language relevant state provision almost identical found fourth amendment unmoved prosecutor observation defendant argued first appeal state federal law different quoting opinion schmerber california south dakota stated indicates schmerber decided light liberal definition evidence used state constitution since fifth amendment constitution broad enough exclude evidence need draw distinction time const art vi fifth amendment constitution delaware prouse interpret opinion delaware although must confess misgivings reaching conclusion without clarification see infra far indication case one state analysis contingent correctness understanding federal law opinion began statement police stops violate federal state constitutional guarantees state prouse went say state federal constitutions substantially similar violation latter necessarily violation former opinion drew close statement hold therefore random stop motorist absent reasonable suspicion constitutionally impermissible violative fourth fourteenth amendments constitution cases apparent adequate state ground arguably independent occasionally vacated judgment remanded clarification basis decision air pollution variance board western alfalfa california krivda mental hygiene dept kirchner minnesota national tea state tax van cott cf herb pitcairn case held parties sought certificate state clarifying basis judgment least follow course today cases answer clear us seems consistent respect due highest courts union asked rather told intended us pointed even practice may overused tak es appellants normal burden demonstrating jurisdiction plac es state philadelphia newspapers jerome rehnquist joined stevens dissenting see also department motor vehicles california rios douglas joined brennan stewart marshall dissenting