Is a prosecutor or witness not to comment on a defendant's invocation of his Miranda rights?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hall, 199 Cal.App.3d 914, 245 Cal.Rptr. 458 (Cal. App. 1988):
[199 Cal.App.3d 919] Defense counsel made an in limine motion asking the trial court to order the prosecutor and her witnesses not to comment on his client's invocation of his Miranda rights. (Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694)
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