Opinion ID: 1194109
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Heading: Privilege of Corporations

Text: For convenience in dealing with the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, we will first consider the claims of the corporate petitioners C, F and H. The general rule is that the privilege against self-incrimination is a personal one and may not be invoked by corporations. Bellis v. United States, 417 U.S. 85, 94 S.Ct. 2179, 40 L.Ed.2d 678 (1974); Campbell Painting Corp. v. Reid, 392 U.S. 286, 88 S.Ct. 1978, 20 L.Ed.2d 1094 (1968); P. U. C. v. District Court, 180 Colo. 388, 505 P.2d 1300 (1973).