· 12/15/1857
State ex rel. J. B. Harper & Son v. Judge of the Ninth Judicial District
Citations
- 12 La. Ann. 777
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a suspect’s lawful invocation of his constitutional rights to remain silent or to assistance of counsel during an interview with criminal investigation authorities is inadmissible against that suspect
- finding that the government’s decision to begin their ease with testimony by a law enforcement agent that repeatedly remarked on appellant’s silence, impermissibly tainted the view of the remaining evidence
- discussing effect of impermissible comments at outset of trial on right to remain silent
- reference to three invocations of rights by accused
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Judges: Spoeford
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