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10 Ohio App. 2d 186

226 N.E.2d 807

State v. Smith

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided May 8, 1967

Ohio Court of Appeals · decided 1967-05-08

Relies on Griffin v. California

Decided 1967-05-08

Long, P. J.

¶1 An examination of the record shows that the prosecutor, in his argument to the jury, said: ‘1 This man never took the stand to tell you that.”

¶2 This is a violation of the rule of Griffin v. California, 380 U. S. 609.

¶3 Defendant made a motion to declare a mistrial, which was overruled; and, in the opinion of this court, this was error.

¶4 The judgment is, therefore, reversed, and the cause is remanded for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.

¶5 Judgment reversed.

Hildebeant, J., concurs. Hover, J., not participating.
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