Kilburn v. Adams

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that, rather than making an improper “golden rule” argument, the prosecutor “requested that the jury consider the evidence using their life experiences and common sense”
• “The objector should lay his finger on the particular point intended to be raised so that the trial court will have notice and an opportunity to cure the alleged error.”
• “A criminal defendant . . . has the right to remain silent when questioned by officers . . . . When a defendant refuses to speak to authorities, the prosecutor may not refer to his silence to infer that he is guilty.” (citations omitted)
• “A criminal defendant . . . has the right to remain silent when questioned by officers . . . . When a defendant refuses to speak to authorities, the prosecutor may not refer to his silence to infer that he is guilty.” (citations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).