· 1/26/1977
United States v. Harry Lloyd Davis
Citations
- 546 F.2d 583
- 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 10331
- 2 Fed. R. Serv. 268
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that technical violations of procedures prescribed by the Act do not constitute a substantial failure to comply with the Act
- where there was a trivial infraction of the Doyle rule which was not linked to the defendant's exculpatory story, mention of the defendant's silence was harmless error
- where there was a trivial infraction of the Doyle rule which was not linked to the defendant’s exculpatory story, mention of the defendant’s silence was harmless error
- strongly criticizing Government for commenting on defendant’s silence
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Judges: Ainsworth, Roney, Allgood
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