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U.S. v. Waller, No. 10-1321 (3rd Cir.) (654 F.3d 430) (August 16, 2011) (Judge Michael A. Chagares)

Loaded on Nov. 28, 2011 published in Punch and Jurists November 28, 2011
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Here the Court held that a jury instruction inviting the jury to consider any statements “made or omitted by the defendant” invited the jury to consider his post-arrest, post-Miranda warnings silence, in violation of his Fifth Amendment rights.

In this case, the Third Circuit held that it was reversible error ...

 

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