Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/20/1999

Commonwealth v. Costa

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742 A.2d 1076
560 Pa. 95
1999 Pa. LEXIS 3734

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direct question to the arresting officer as to whether the accused made any statement when arrested on child molestation charges was an impermissible reference to post-arrest silence
direct question to the arresting officer as to whether the accused made any statement when arrested on child molestation charges was an impermissible reference to post-arrest silence
“Trial counsel failed to object to [an] impermissible reference to appellant’s post-arrest silence. No reasonable basis exists for that failure.”
direct question to the arresting officer as to whether the accused made any statement when arrested on child molestation charges was an impermissible reference to post-arrest silence

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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