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· 1/15/1992

United States v. Demetrio J. Hernandez and Wayne Parrish

Citations

  • 948 F.2d 316

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that a prosecutor‘s commentary on a defendant‘s post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence violated the defendant‘s Fifth Amendment privilege
  • noting that defendant did not suffer the \inherent prejudice\ of \unwarranted interference by the court\
  • noting that petitioner who withdrew guilty plea could not claim prejudice from that plea
  • finding comments during the government’s case-in-chief regarding the defendant’s refusal to speak with arresting officers violated the defendant’s right to remain silent
  • \A defendant's silence before Miranda warnings is admissible to impeach the defendant.\

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Judges: Wood, Flaum, Ripple

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