No. 00-1028October Term 2000Decided Mar 19, 2001
Docket 00-1028October Term 2000 (2000–2001)
Ohio v. Reiner
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Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Mar 19, 2001
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMar 19, 2001
- What it's about
```json { "summary": "The Supreme Court reviewed whether a babysitter who claimed total innocence in a child's death could still invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to avoid testifying without immunity.", "questionPresented": "May a witness who claims no involvement in a crime assert a Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination?" } ```
Question presented
May a witness who claims no involvement in a crime assert a Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination?
- Case path
Ohio Supreme Court / Decision released Mar 19, 2001
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided March 19, 2001
The Court released its decision on March 19, 2001 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology