Supreme Court· 3/9/1981

Carter v. Kentucky

Citations

450 U.S. 288
101 S. Ct. 1112
67 L. Ed. 2d 241
1981 U.S. LEXIS 77

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holding that a trial court must give a \no adverse inference\ instruction when requested to do so
holding that the fifth amendment requires instruction, upon request, that juiy not draw adverse inferences from the defendant's failure to testify
holding that a trial court must give a \no adverse inference\ instruction when requested to do so
holding that if a defendant requests it, a trial judge must instruct a jury that no adverse inference can be drawn from a defendant’s failure to testify
indicating that the final instructions “shall be submitted to the parties, who shall make all objections thereto before they are given to the jury” (emphasis added)
noting that it is “arguable” that refusing to give a “no adverse inference instruction” is “never” harmless

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Judges: Stewart, Burger, Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens, Rehnquist

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