· 3/24/1987
State Ex Rel. McDougall v. Corcoran
Citations
- 735 P.2d 767
- 153 Ariz. 157
- 1987 Ariz. LEXIS 150
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- holding that such evidence is admissible against the defendant
- holding that such evidence is admissible against the defendant
- finding comments on defendant’s failure to produce 4 STATE v. GARCIA Decision of the Court evidence was a permissible response to defendant’s arguments about the sufficiency of the investigation
- prosecutor’s comments on failure to present evidence do not shift burden of proof to defendant absent comment on defendant’s silence
- cautionary instruction that defendant was not required to produce any evidence or prove his innocence was sufficient to cure any harm
- prosecutor was permitted to comment on defendant’s failure to produce evidence concerning an independent breath test when defendant challenged the accuracy of the State’s test results
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Judges: Holohan, Gordon, Feldman, Cameron, Moeller
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