"Does a court order for a compulsory psychiatric examination of the defendant in a criminal trial violate that defendant's fifth amendment right to avoid self-incrimination?" This was the question before the court in the case of
A) Mitchell v. State.
B) Allen v. District of Columbia.
C) Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California.
D) Jaffee v. Redmond.

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In Mitchell v. State, the court held that a court order for a compulsory psychiatric examination does not violate the defendant's fifth amendment right to avoid self-incrimination as long as the examination is limited to determining the defendant's mental state and does not require the defendant to make any incriminating statements. Therefore, A) Mitchell v. State is the correct choice.

"Does a Court Order for a Compulsory Psychiatric Examination of the Defendant