FACTS:
Petitioner and her paramour were charged with the crime of adultery. The court ordered her to submit her body to examination to determine if she was pregnant or not.
ISSUE(S):
Whether or not the examination was a violation of petitioner’s right against self-incrimination.
HELD:
NO. The constitutional guaranty, that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, is limited to a prohibition against compulsory testimonial self-incrimination. On a proper showing and under an order of the trial court, an ocular inspection of the body of the accused is permissible.
Writ of habeas corpus prayed for is DENIED.
