· 2/13/1998
The PEOPLE OF the TERRITORY OF GUAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cesar Celestian VELORIA, Defendant-Appellant
Citations
- 136 F.3d 648
- 98 Daily Journal DAR 1555
- 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1111
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 2010
- 1998 WL 57498
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- holding that the Fifth Amendment prohibits impeaching a defendant's trial testimony through a police officer's testimony about the defendant's post-arrest silence
- \The right to remain silent carries an implicit assurance that silence will carry no penalty.\
- “The right to remain silent carries an implicit assurance that silence will carry no penalty.”
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Judges: Reinhardt, Leavy, Thomas
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