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Kearney v. State

Citations

  • 846 So. 2d 618
  • 2003 WL 21221145

How courts have described this case

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  • reversing conviction where State argued it was unable to obtain certain evidence because of defendant’s exercise of his constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments
  • reversing conviction based on improper closing in which prosecutor argued that State was prevented from presenting certain evidence at trial because defendant exercised a constitutionally protected right
  • “This case illustrates another thing the government cannot do, and that is comment on the defendant’s rights to remain silent and be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.”
  • applying the rationale of Gomez

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Judges: Per Curiam

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