New Mexico Supreme Court· 3/14/1966

State v. Miller

Citations

412 P.2d 240
76 N.M. 62

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holding that, under the Fifth Amendment, a prosecutor may not comment on a defendant's silence as evidence of guilt
holding that the curative instruction “d[id] not sufficiently remove the impression created by the prosecutor’s comments [on defendant’s silence] from the minds of the jury, and in fact may magnify any impression”
holding that, under the Fifth Amendment, a prosecutor may not comment on a defendant’s silence as evidence of guilt
under federal unlawful flight statute entirely legal interstate travel only becomes criminal when combined with intent to avoid prosecution
under federal unlawful flight statute entirely legal interstate travel only becomes criminal when combined with intent to avoid prosecution

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Judges: Chavez, Carmody, Noble, Moise, Compton

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