Does a court have reversible error in instructing the jury as to the failure of defendants to testify when viewed in the after-light?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Collier, 237 Cal.App.2d 259, 46 Cal.Rptr. 887 (Cal. App. 1965):
Defendants jointly urge on appeal that the court committed reversible error in instructing the jury as to the failure of defendants to testify when viewed in the after-light of Griffin v. State of California, 380 U.S. 609, 85 S.Ct. 1229, 14 L.Ed.2d 106, and People v. Bostick, 62 A.C. 869, 44 Cal.Rptr. 649, 402 P.2d 529.
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