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· 12/12/1889

Jones v. Nicholl

Citations

  • 82 Cal. 32
  • 22 P. 878
  • 1889 Cal. LEXIS 796

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Evidence that merely casts a bare suspicion on another or ‘raise(s) a conjectural inference as to the commission of the crime by another is not admissible. (Cits.)’ [Cit.]”
  • permissible to ask defendant who did not invoke right to remain silent why he failed to respond to particular questions during interview
  • defendant did not invoke right to remain silent during interview and thus testimony regarding his failure to respond to particular questions was admissible
  • permissible to ask defendant who did not invoke right to remain silent why he failed to respond to particular questions during interview
  • defendant did not invoke right to remain silent during interview and thus testimony regarding his failure to respond to particular questions was admissible
  • “As Curry did not invoke his right to remain silent during the interview, the testimony regarding Curry’s failure to respond to [particular] questions [while providing his statement] was admissible.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Belcher

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