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U.S. v. Rodriguez, No. 96-4095 (8th Cir.) (116 F.3d 1225) (June 25, 1997) (Judge Richard S. Arnold)

The defendant in this case raised an interesting claim: he argued that he was entitled to a new trial because his Fifth Amendment rights had been violated when the jury, during its deliberations, had discussed his failure to testify in his own behalf. Citing Carter v. Kentucky, 450 U.S. 288 ...

 

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