Doyle v. Ohio, No. 75-5014 (U.S. Supreme Court) (426 U.S. 610; 96 S.Ct. 2240) (June 17, 1976) (Justice Powell)
In this case, the Court held that the Due Process Clause prohibits the Government from using a defendant's post-arrest, post-Miranda silence to create an inference of guilt for two reasons: First, the Court said that a defendant's silence in response to Miranda warnings is "insolubly ambiguous." (Id., at 617). Second, ...
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