Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/14/1994

Commonwealth v. DiPietro

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648 A.2d 777
538 Pa. 382
1994 Pa. LEXIS 539

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stating, “[t]he testimonial reference to [a defendant’s] post-arrest silence, the absence of an adequate cautionary instruction, and the further exploitation of [the defendant’s] post-arrest silence during closing argument constitute reversible error and mandate a new trial”
even where the accused responds to some questions at the time of arrest, it is impermissible to reveal to the jury those questions to which the defendant chose to remain silent
even where the accused responds to some questions at the time of arrest, it is impermissible to reveal to the jury those questions to which the defendant chose to remain silent
quoted with approval in Commonwealth v. Duffey, 573 Pa. 186, 203, 855 A.2d 764, 774 (2004)
even where the accused responds to some questions at the time of arrest, it is impermissible to reveal to the jury those questions to which the defendant chose to remain silent

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Judges: Nix, C.J., and Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Castille and Montemuro

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