Greer v. Miller, No. 85-2064 (U.S. Supreme Court) (483 U.S. 756; 107 S.Ct. 3102) (June 26, 1987) (Justice Powell)
Here a divided Court held that a prosecutor's prejudicial comment about the defendant's post-arrest silence did not infect the trial with unfairness because the weight of the evidence against the defenmdant was strong.
The defendant, who received Miranda warnings when he was arrested, was accused of kidnapping, robbery, and murder. ...
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