Sec. 27-172. Protection against self-incrimination. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 27-172. Protection against self-incrimination. (a) No person subject to this code shall compel any person to incriminate himself or to answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him.

      (b) No person subject to this code shall interrogate, or request any statement from, an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing him of the nature of the accusation and advising him that he does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he is accused or suspected and that any statement made by him may be used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial, and that he has a right to consult and have with him during the interrogation, an attorney provided by him or appointed for him.

      (c) No person subject to this code shall compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before any military tribunal if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to degrade him.

      (d) No statement obtained from any person in violation of this section, or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement, shall be received in evidence against him in a trial by court-martial.

      (1967, P.A. 717, S. 32.)