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State v. Stevens

Citations

  • 267 P.3d 1203
  • 228 Ariz. 411
  • 625 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 4
  • 2012 WL 10356
  • 2012 Ariz. App. LEXIS 1

How courts have described this case

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  • holding court erred in allowing the State to admit evidence of defendant invoking her Fourth Amendment rights and arguing she did so to prevent police from finding illegal drugs in her home
  • prosecutor referring to defendant’s refusal of search as a result of concern about being arrested and because defendant had something to hide
  • defendant was prejudiced by admitting evidence of refusal to consent “coupled with argument that [defendant] was motivated by her desire to prevent the police from discovering ‘her methamphetamine’”
  • “If a defendant chooses to waive the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent by testifying at trial, the prosecutor may impeach the defendant like any other witness, including inquiring about pre-Miranda warnings silence.”

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Judges: Timmer, Irvine, Barker

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