Joseph Earl Bates v. R.C. Lee, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina

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• noting that comments referring to a defendant’s demeanor during trial does not constitute a Doyle violation
• “[P]rosec-utorial comments about the lack of remorse demonstrated by a defendant’s demeanor during trial do not violate a defendant’s Fifth Amendment right not to testify.”
• \[P]rosecutorial comments about the lack of remorse demonstrated by a defendant's demeanor during trial do not violate a defendant's Fifth Amendment right not to testify.\

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