Wolfe v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
December 1999
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 368 So. 2d 871 - Cumbo v. State · Skelton v. City of Birmingham · Odom v. United States · Riggs v. United States · Roberts v. United States
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“The record indicates that, prior to the trial court's oral charge to the jury, the appellant did not request a charge on his right not to testify and that no such charge was given. The appellant now argues that the statement made by the prosecutor referring to his appearance drew attention to the appellant's failure to testify and, therefore, after the jury asked why he did not testify, the trial court should have responded by giving the appellant's requested charge. The trial court answered the jury's question by informing them that they were not to”
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