Boivin v. State

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• Asking a defendant whether he had shared certain information concerning his defense with law enforcement officers constituted an impermissible comment on his right to remain silent.
• \[e]vidence is hearsay when the proponent's use of the evidence essentially asks the jury to assume that the out-of-court declarant was not lying or mistaken when the statement was made\
• “[e]vidence is hearsay when the proponent’s use of the evidence essentially asks the jury to assume that the out-of- court declarant was not lying or mistaken when the statement was made”

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