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Harden v. State

Citations

  • 428 So. 2d 316

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  • interpreting court’s comments as “clearly” referring to defendant’s failure to confess
  • defendant's exercise of his constitutional right against self-incrimination cannot be the basis for enhancement of his sentence
  • “Where the court predicated the length of the sentence on the defendant’s failure to show any inclination toward repentance, which in ... context ... clearly meant failure to confess, the court violated the defendant’s right not to be required to incriminate himself.”

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Judges: Hersey

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