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Criminal

Mar. 24, 2000

Bad Attendance

^^Criminal Law^^ Prosecutors may rebut a defendant's testimony merely by pointing at the defendant's presence at trial. Page 7. Bad Attendance

By Laurie L. Levenson
        It has long been established that a prosecutor may not comment on a defendant's exercise of his constitutional right to remain silent at trial. Griffin v. California, 380 U.S. 609 (1965). But what about commenting on a defendant's presence at trial? Is that permissible?
        This month, the U.S. Supreme...

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