United States v. Zanabria

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• holding that the government may introduce evidence of, and comment on, a defendant’s prearrest silence where such silence was not induced by government action
• holding no violation because the Fifth Amendment only protects against compelled statements and arrested defendant was not compelled to speak
• admitting pre-arrest silence as one component of substantive evidence of guilt
• use of defendant’s prearrest silence as proof of guilt, under the circumstances, did not violate the Fifth Amendment
• use of defendant’s prearrest silence as proof of guilt, under the circumstances, did not violate the Fifth Amendment

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