· 5/20/1968
Anderson v. Nelson
Citations
- 390 U.S. 523
- 88 S. Ct. 1133
- 20 L. Ed. 2d 81
- 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2065
How courts have described this case
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- considering “the magnitude of the prejudicial effect of the remark” and “the strength of the evidence of the defendant’s guilt”
- considering “the magnitude of the prejudicial effect of the remark” and “the strength of the evidence of the defendant’s guilt”
- Griffin error is harmless 14 unless “such comment is extensive, where an inference of guilt from silence is stressed to the jury 15 as a basis of conviction, and where there is evidence that could have supported acquittal”
- prosecutor's improper comment on defendant's failure to testify
- comment covering two pages of the Supreme Court Reporter
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Judges: Black, Harlan
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