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U.S. v. Rodriguez, No. 99-10982 (5th Cir.) (260 F.3d 416) (July 30, 2001) (Judge James L. Dennis)

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2001 published in Punch and Jurists September 17, 2001
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Comments on Defendant's Silence.

In a decision that doubles as a quick refresher course on the topic, the Fifth Circuit held that the defendant’s right to due process was violated when the trial court (Judge Means) permitted the prosecutor to argue to the jury that it should infer guilt from the defendant’s election to ...

 

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