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Turner v. State

Citations

  • 719 S.W.2d 190
  • 1986 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 789

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  • holding that it was error to permit State to cross-examine defendant regarding post-arrest silence without first establishing that defendant had made an inconsistent statement
  • holding that it was error to permit State to cross-examine defendant regarding post-arrest silence without first establishing that defendant had made an inconsistent statement
  • holding that post-arrest silence cannot be considered inconsistent with defensive matters at trial absent a showing of actual inconsistency
  • concluding that to preserve error for review the defendant must object until receiving an adverse ruling
  • holding that the defendant’s silence was admissible for impeachment purposes where the defendant met with police two times prior to his arrest but failed to inform them of an alibi
  • when witness does not have opportunity to respond to improper question, instruction to disregard will render error harmless

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Judges: White, Clinton, Campbell, Teague, Onion

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